scrape along

• Phrasal verb, das bedeutet, dass jemand mit knappen Mitteln gerade so überlebt oder sich mühsam durchschlägt, oft mit sehr wenig Geld oder Ressourcen.

A phrasal verb used to indicate managing to survive or get by with difficulty, often with limited resources.

unzählbar · intransitiv · Phrasal, ohne Objekt

1. Manage with difficultyinformalbritish

   To manage to survive or continue with limited resources or effort.

   Sich durchschlagen

   • They scraped along on a small pension after retirement.
   • He scraped along in his job until he found something better.
   • The family scraped along through the tough economic times.

   Synonymecopeget bymake domanagescrape bysurvive

   Antonymeflourishprosperthrive

2. Move with frictioninformal

   To move while making a scraping sound, often due to contact with a surface.

   Schaben

   • The old car scraped along the gravel road.
   • She scraped along the wall as she walked through the narrow corridor.
   • The box scraped along the floor when they dragged it.

   Synonymedraggraterasprubscrapescuffshuffle

Grundverbscrape