scrape along

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения того, что кто-то с трудом выживает или сводит концы с концами, часто при ограниченных ресурсах.

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

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, no object

1. Manage with difficultyinformalbritish

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

   Перебиваться

   • 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.

   Synonymscopeget bymake domanagescrape bysurvive

   Antonymsflourishprosperthrive

2. Move with frictioninformal

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

   Царапать

   • 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.

   Synonymsdraggraterasprubscrapescuffshuffle

Base verbscrape