scrape by

Verb

intransitive

(intransitive) To only afford the essentials; to barely sustain oneself.

Japanese Meaning

かろうじて生計を立てる / ぎりぎりの生活をする / 最小限でやりくりする

After his medical bills piled up, he could barely scrape by on his meager salary.

医療費がかさんで、彼はわずかな給料でかろうじて必要最低限だけでやりくりしていた。

Sense（1）

(intransitive) To only afford the essentials; to barely sustain oneself.

Everyone in her family had to get a second job just so they could scrape by.

scrapes by

（ present singular third-person ）

scraping by

（ participle present ）

scraped by

（ participle past ）

scraped by

（ past ）