scrape through
scrape through · scrapes through · scraped through · scraping through
проскребаться, проскрестись
To marginally manage to progressTo marginally manage to progress.
» He just scraped through the exam.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To marginally manage to progress.
The pass mark for the exam was 40%, and I scraped through with 43%.
проскребатьсяproskrebatʹsja, проскрестисьproskrestisʹ
Examples
4 sentencesHe just scraped through the exam.
I hope I can scrape through this day.
He scraped through the exam.
deMit Ach und Krach hat er die Prüfung bestanden. — Esperantostern
"Did Tom pass the exam?" "He just scraped through it."
de„Hat Tom die Prüfung bestanden?“ – „Gerade so.“ — raggione
Translations
1 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
marginally manage to progress:
Forms
scrapes through, scraping through, scraped through, scraped through| Base form | scrape through · to scrape through |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | scrapes through |
| Present participle | scraping through |
| Past simple | scraped through |
| Past participle | scraped through |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- scrape offзішкрібати, зшкрібатиTo remove (something) by a scraping action.
- scrape upTo scrape completely; cover all over with scrapes.
- scrape downTo make the ground flat with tools like a hoe or shovel.
- scrape throughTo marginally manage to progress.
- scrape alongTo barely be able to survive
- scrape byTo only afford the essentials; to barely sustain oneself.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb