scrape by
US /skreɪp baɪ/
UK /skreɪp baɪ/
1.
يكاد يعيش, يكاد يتدبر أمره
to manage to live with great difficulty, usually with very little money
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After losing his job, he had to scrape by on his savings.
بعد أن فقد وظيفته، كان عليه أن يكاد يعيش على مدخراته.
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Many families are just scraping by in this economy.
العديد من العائلات تكاد تعيش في هذا الاقتصاد.
2.
اجتاز بصعوبة, فاز بصعوبة
to just barely succeed in something, often with difficulty
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He managed to scrape by the exam with a passing grade.
تمكن من اجتياز الامتحان بدرجة النجاح بصعوبة.
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The team just scraped by with a narrow victory.
الفريق فاز بصعوبة بفارق ضئيل.