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scraped by

/skreɪpt baɪ/

scrape byverb

scraped by

Past Simple

scraped by

Past Simple

scraped by

Past Participle

scraping by

Gerund

/skreɪp baɪ/

Translations

Many people are struggling to scrape by on low wages.

Многие люди изо всех сил пытаются выживать на низкие зарплаты.

After losing his job, he had to scrape by on odd jobs.

После потери работы ему пришлось перебиваться случайными заработками.

Definitions

To manage to survive or make a living with difficulty.

After losing his job, he had to scrape by on his savings until he found new employment.

Synonyms

get by

make do