Idiom
rake together
Meaning
To collect, assemble or gather small amounts (especially of money), from various sources, with some difficulty
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I need to rake together enough money for the rent.”
“He had to rake together his savings from several different accounts just to pay for the unexpected car repairs.”
“Facing a sudden financial crisis, she managed to rake together enough capital from friends and family to keep her small business afloat.”
Examples
simple
“I need to rake together enough money for the rent.”
contextual
“He had to rake together his savings from several different accounts just to pay for the unexpected car repairs.”
complex
“Facing a sudden financial crisis, she managed to rake together enough capital from friends and family to keep her small business afloat.”
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