SCRAPE IN


Meaning of SCRAPE IN in English

scrape in ( also scrape into something ) phrasal verb ( see also ↑ scrape )

to only just succeed in getting a job, a place at university, a position in government etc:

Labour scraped in by a small majority.

He just scraped into college.

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