Phrasal Verb - scraping by

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Definition

living or surviving with great difficulty, especially below the poverty line or just managing to pay bills and maintain a minimal standard of living

Examples

No.	Example
1	John and Mary were scraping by on minimum wage jobs.
2	Despite their hardships, the family managed to scrape by.
3	Many people in this area are barely scraping by.
4	The elderly couple were struggling to scrape by on their fixed income.
5	With the economy in recession, more and more people were finding it hard to scrape by.
6	They were just about managing to scrape by on their meager savings.
7	Despite their best efforts, they couldn't seem to scrape by with their current expenses.
8	The new mom was exhausted from working long hours to scrape by.
9	With the cost of living continuing to rise, more and more people are finding it hard to scrape by.
10	They were barely scraping by on their small farm, but they loved the simple life.