scrounge up

1. Find or round up something, as in I'll have to scrounge up another microphone for today's speaker. [Colloquial; c. 1900]

Example Sentences

And there were many, many days when, as the magic hour of 8 a.m. neared, I truly believed that if I had to confront one more series of snarls, scrounge up one more hair elastic or hear one more complaint about me brushing too hard or “that doesn’t look right,” I would lose the trembling remnants of my mind.

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Now, if only Clark could scrounge up enough cash to buy season tickets for loved ones.

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Clams can be difficult to find, but an industrious otter can scrounge up dozens of marine snails, then eat them all in one sitting.

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By now most restaurants have closed, and the only dinner the girlfriend can scrounge up is a bowl of rice and mayo; she eats it in seething silence, almost as if she’s mad at him.

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But the fact that during the first days of his first criminal trial, Trump can't scrounge up one person from his rather large family to stand by his side?

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