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scrape through

idiom

To marginally manage to progress.


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  1. 01

    bow and scrape

    To behave in a servile, obsequious, or excessively polite manner.

  2. 02

    scrape along

    to barely be able to survive

  3. 03

    scrape someone off the ceiling

    Used to describe the response to someone who is either experiencing great pain, who is very frightened, or is very elated.

  4. 04

    scrape the bottom of the barrel

    To settle for a poor option due to a lack or unavailability of anything more favorable.

  5. 05

    scrape together

    To collect, assemble or gather small amounts (especially of money), from various sources, with some difficulty

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