scrape

bow and scrape: seebow.

rake and scrape: seerake.

scrape acquaintance with contrive to get to know. dated

1992Atlantic I thought how lucky the Crimms were to have scraped acquaintance with me, for I seldom reveal my identity to ordinary people on my jaunts around the world.

scrape the barrel (or the bottom of the barrel) be reduced to using things or people of the poorest quality because there is nothing else available. informal