scrape by

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

scrape by - manage one's existence barely; "I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary" rub along, scrape along, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by get by, grapple, make do, cope, manage, contend, deal, make out - come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"

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Translations

w>scrape by

vi (lit) → sich vorbeizwängen; (fig) → sich durchwursteln (inf) → (on mit)

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