SCRAPE BY


Meaning of SCRAPE BY in English

scrape by phrasal verb ( see also ↑ scrape )

1 . to have just enough money to live:

We can scrape by, thanks to what we grow ourselves.

2 . to only just succeed in passing an examination or dealing with a difficult situation

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.