What does "scrape by" mean?

To manage with very little money To barely survive financially.

How do you use "scrape by" in a sentence?

They're scraping by on minimum wage. We scraped by that month. She scraped by until payday.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

Meaning: To manage with very little money

勉强度日

Ir tirando, sobrevivir a duras penas

なんとかやりくりする、ぎりぎりの生活をする

근근이 살아가다, 간신히 생활하다

To barely survive financially.

在经济上勉强维持生活。

Apenas sobrevivir económicamente.

経済的にかろうじて生き延びる。

재정적으로 겨우 살아가는 것.

Base verb: scrape

Particle: by

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

They're scraping by on minimum wage.
他们靠最低工资勉强度日
Van tirando con el salario mínimo
彼らは最低賃金でなんとかやりくりしている
그들은 최저임금으로 근근이 살아가고 있다.
We scraped by that month.
那个月我们勉强熬过来了
Aquel mes fuimos tirando
その月はなんとかしのいだ
그달은 간신히 버텼다.
She scraped by until payday.
她撑到了发薪日
Aguantó hasta el día de cobro
彼女は給料日までなんとか持ちこたえた
그녀는 월급날까지 겨우 버텼다.

Context: poverty, struggling

Tone: difficult

From scraping the bottom of resources.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal