Definición y Significado de "scrape by"

to scrape by

[phrase form: scrape]

arreglárselas, sobrevivir apenas

to have just enough money or resources to survive, but not much more

exist

get by

live

manage

subsist

pasar raspando, aprobar por los pelos

to succeed at something with the least possible effort or skill

scrape by

Ejemplo

The single mother with two jobs is barely scraping by.

Many students scrape by on part-time jobs to cover their education expenses.

They are scraping by on a tight budget until they find better employment.

The artist scraped by on occasional freelance work between projects.

The family had to scrape by on the little food they had during the power outage.

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