SCRAPE

(SUCCEED) [verb] [I usually + adverb or preposition] - to only just be successful in gettingShe scraped into university on very low grades.He managed to scrape through (= only just pass) his exam with 52%.To scrape by/along is to only just reach an acceptable standard.I only learnt Spanish for three years but I can just scrape by in most situations.I work 50 hours a week and still only earn enough to scrape by on.He lost his job, so the family had to scrape along on £95 a week.(UK and ANZ) To scrape home is to win by a very small amount in a competitive situation.The reigning champion scraped home just 2.9 seconds ahead of his nearest rival.(UK) If you scrape a living, you only just earn enough money to provide yourself with food, clothing and housing.He settled in Paris, where he scraped a living writing short stories and magazine articles.The economy is still largely a peasant one, with most families scraping a living from the land.To scrape together something/scrape something together or scrape up something/scrape something up is to gather something together with great difficulty.In ten years, they only once scraped together enough money for a week by the sea.If we scrape enough people together, we can hire a bus.Do you think we can scrape up a team for the match on Saturday?