scrape together

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to collect with difficulty

   to scrape together money for a new car

Idioms and Phrases

see scare up.

Example Sentences

When Rami discovered that his daughters, aged 10 and 7, had cholera, he managed to scrape together the equivalent of about $15 to travel to a clinic so the family could get life-saving fluids and information to prevent further cases.

From Salon

“I think everyone can scrape together $100 a month, and as long as you can do that you can build for your future.”

From Salon

The Trump administration began arresting and deporting people immediately after Jan. 20, but the pace has since slowed as federal law enforcement struggles to scrape together enough personnel and detention space to handle everyone they're rounding up.

From Salon

As Deaux and Alyssa race around trying to scrape together enough dough to keep their home, we see other Angelenos staring nervously out their windows, hoping they won’t be next.

From Los Angeles Times

Before he finally got out and announced his retirement, he had competed from 108 pounds — when he was a street urchin in the Philippines trying to scrape together money for food for his family — to 154 pounds.

From Los Angeles Times

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