scrape by
US /skreɪp baɪ/
UK /skreɪp baɪ/
1.
tirare avanti, campare a stento
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.
Dopo aver perso il lavoro, ha dovuto tirare avanti con i suoi risparmi.
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Many families are just scraping by in this economy.
Molte famiglie stanno solo tirando avanti in questa economia.
2.
superare a malapena, vincere a malapena
to just barely succeed in something, often with difficulty
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He managed to scrape by the exam with a passing grade.
È riuscito a superare a malapena l'esame con un voto sufficiente.
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The team just scraped by with a narrow victory.
La squadra ha vinto a malapena con una vittoria di misura.