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Phrase(s): scrape something together
to gather things together by scraping. • The waiter scraped all the crumbs together and removed them from the table with a little gadget. • Karen scraped together all the trimmings and set them aside., Phrase(s): scrape someone or something together [and] scrape someone or something up
Fig. to find and collect something; to locate and assemble a group of people or things. (Based on scrape something up.) • I’m sure we can scrape up someone for the job. • Mary scraped a few dollars together for some new books. • John barely scraped up enough money to pay his rent.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs