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. |