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SCRATCH ALONG
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Manage one's existence barely
Example:
I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary
Synonyms:
rub along; scrape along; scrape by; scratch along; squeak by; squeeze by
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "scratch along" is one way to...):
contend; cope; deal; get by; grapple; make do; make out; manage (succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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