scrape along

idiomatic

(idiomatic, with on or with) to barely be able to survive

Japanese Meaning

かろうじて生活を維持する / ぎりぎりの状態で生計を立てる

After losing his job, he had to scrape along on odd gigs until he found steady work.

仕事を失った後、彼は定職が見つかるまで臨時の仕事でかろうじて生計を立てていた。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic, with on or with) to barely be able to survive

scrapes along

（ present singular third-person ）

scraping along

（ participle present ）

scraped along

（ participle past ）

scraped along

（ past ）