scrape along
verb
scraped along; scraping along; scrapes along
: to live with barely enough money : to be able to buy only the things most needed
She's scraping along on just a few hundred dollars a month.
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Skepticism was rife, and CNN barely scraped along in its early years.
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Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 6 May 2026
Besides Airline, everyone scrapes along to the time limit.
—Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Here, hammers ping against nails, saws scrape along timber, and occasionally, a Bob Marley tune crackles to life from an old radio.
—Sharon MacHira, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2025
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Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 6 May 2026
Besides Airline, everyone scrapes along to the time limit.
—Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Here, hammers ping against nails, saws scrape along timber, and occasionally, a Bob Marley tune crackles to life from an old radio.
—Sharon MacHira, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Scrape along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrape%20along. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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