scrape together

idiomatic

(idiomatic) To collect, assemble or gather small amounts (especially of money), from various sources, with some difficulty

Japanese Meaning

少額の資金などを苦労して集める、仕合せる / 必要な資金や物資をぎりぎりに集める

We had to scrape together enough money for the emergency vet bill.

私たちは緊急の獣医の治療費のために何とかお金をかき集めなければならなかった。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To collect, assemble or gather small amounts (especially of money), from various sources, with some difficulty

scrapes together

（ present singular third-person ）

scraping together

（ participle present ）

scraped together

（ participle past ）

scraped together

（ past ）