1,076,626,931 visitors served.
1,076,626,931 visitors served. |
|
 Dictionary/ thesaurus |  Medical dictionary |  Legal dictionary |  Financial dictionary |  Acronyms |  Idioms |  Encyclopedia |  Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
scrape by |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia | 0.07 sec. |
|
scrape by 1. to have only enough money to buy the basic things you need to live. Even with both of us working, we earn just enough to scrape by. 2. to come very close to failing. She only scraped by in the last election and no one expects her to win this time. See also: scrape How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
? References in classic literature |
|---|
I got out of the scrape by saying a codfish was dumb enough but it wasn't an animal, but Joe didn't look satisfied, and I wasn't satisfied myself. I will go on examining authorities and reporting progress until she is well enough to get me out of this scrape by presiding herself. I saw that they had the advantage of me, and so I concluded to get out of the scrape by walking out of it. |
 |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Browser extension |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|
|---|
Disclaimer |
Privacy policy |
Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
scrape by
