scrape through
Related to scrape through: look after, clear out, fall back on, give up on, get up to, starting off
scrape through
To barely succeed or accomplish something by reaching a minimal or base level of acceptability. A: "Did you pass the test?" B: "Yeah, I managed to scrape through, but I was hoping to do better." Surprising many, the reigning champion only managed to scrape through the qualifying round.
See also: scrape, through
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
scrape through
(something)1. Lit. to move through something, scraping or rubbing the sides. The car, going at a very high speed, scraped through the tunnel. It just managed to scrape through.
2. Fig. to get by something just barely; to pass a test just barely. Alice passed the test, but she just scraped through it. I just scraped through my calculus test.
See also: scrape, through
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
scrape through
v.
To succeed just barely in getting through something: I didn't get a chance to study, and I barely scraped through the final exam.
See also: scrape, through
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
- a committee is a group of men who keep minutes and waste hours
- group
- smell test
- scrape
- pass with flying colors
- pass with flying colours
- come through (something) with flying colors
- have a scrape
- coming through
- come through