scrape up

• Partikelverb, das bedeutet, etwas mit Mühe zusammenzubekommen oder aufzubringen, oft Geld oder Ressourcen, indem man Anstrengungen unternimmt.

A phrasal verb meaning to gather or collect something with difficulty, often money or resources, by making an effort.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Gather with difficultyinformal

   To collect or accumulate something, especially money or resources, with effort or difficulty.

   mühsam zusammenkratzen

   • They managed to scrape up enough money for a deposit on the apartment.
   • I scraped up some change from the car seats for the parking meter.
   • She scraped up the courage to finally speak to him.

   Synonymeaccumulateamasscobble togethercollectdig updrum upeke outgathermusterraiserake up

2. Collect from a surfaceinformal

   To gather something from a surface by scraping.

   Zusammenkratzen

   • He scraped up the spilled paint from the floor.
   • She scraped up the last bits of food from her plate.
   • The gardener scraped up the fallen leaves into a pile.

   Synonymecollectgathergather up

Grundverbscrape