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scratch along

/skrætʃ əˈlɒŋ/

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verb

/skrætʃ əˈlɒŋ/C1formal
  • ruФразовый глагол, означающий с трудом справляться с жизнью или выживать, часто при ограниченных ресурсах.

A phrasal verb meaning to manage to live or survive with difficulty, often with limited resources.

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, no object

  1. Manage with difficultyinformalbritish

    To manage to live or survive with limited resources or money.

    ruПеребиваться

    • He managed to scratch along on his small pension.
    • They scratched along in a tiny apartment for years.
    • After losing his job, he just scratched along doing odd jobs.

    Synonymscopeget bymanagescrape bysubsistsurvive

Forms
  • scratched along past participle
  • scratched along past simple
  • scratching along present participle
  • scratches along third person singular

Base verbscratch