scrape through
verb
scraped through; scraping through; scrapes through
: to succeed at doing something but just barely
He didn't study for the exam and just scraped through.
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On the other hand, West Germany had scraped through to the final with some unconvincing performances, including a loss to East Germany earlier in the competition.
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Tushaar Kuthiala,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 June 2026
England were desperately poor, scraping through the group before being ripped to pieces by Germany in the last 16 in Bloemfontein.
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Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Vail will join the ranks of 17 ski areas that already closed or are set to close this weekend after scraping through a season marked by Colorado’s worst snowpack since statewide recordkeeping began in 1941.
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Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
Santi Cazorla’s Real Oviedo scraped through the promotion play-off, overcoming Mirandes 3-2 on aggregate, to return to La Liga for the first time in twenty-four years.
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Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Tushaar Kuthiala,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 June 2026
England were desperately poor, scraping through the group before being ripped to pieces by Germany in the last 16 in Bloemfontein.
—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Vail will join the ranks of 17 ski areas that already closed or are set to close this weekend after scraping through a season marked by Colorado’s worst snowpack since statewide recordkeeping began in 1941.
—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
Santi Cazorla’s Real Oviedo scraped through the promotion play-off, overcoming Mirandes 3-2 on aggregate, to return to La Liga for the first time in twenty-four years.
—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Scrape through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrape%20through. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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