to scrape by
[phrase form: scrape]
01
klara sig, överleva knappt
to have just enough money or resources to survive, but not much more
grammatisk information
morfologisk sammansättning
frasalt
tillståndsverb
regelbundet
oskiljbar
partikel
by
grundverb
scrape
presens
scrape by
3:e person singular
scrapes by
presens particip
scraping by
enkelt preteritum
scraped by
perfekt particip
scraped by
Exempel
Many students scrape by on part-time jobs to cover their education expenses.
Många studenter klarar sig knappt med deltidsjobb för att täcka sina utbildningskostnader.
02
klara sig knappt, ta sig fram på något sätt
to succeed at something with the least possible effort or skill
Exempel
The student had to scrape by with just a few hours of sleep to meet his deadline.
Studenten var tvungen att klara sig med bara några timmars sömn för att möta sin deadline.
