"scarpe by with the bare minimum" I heard it in a movie
2007-01-11 21:59:12 · 5 answers · asked by io 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
To just manage to eke out an existance.............
2007-01-11 22:02:09 · answer #1 · answered by Minx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it mean that you are just barely getting by something, you're so close to not getting by that you "scrape" this theoretical thing, and you are doing it with the littlest amount that you need.
The best example I can think of is that you can scrape by with the bare minimum in a class at school, by only doing just what you need to barely pass.
2007-01-12 06:10:15 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first word should most likely be "scrape".
It means to eke out a meagre existence
2007-01-12 06:01:42 · answer #3 · answered by SteveT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea, to survive with little or no luxury.
2007-01-12 06:03:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i suppose it mean to do good with what you have
2007-01-12 06:03:16 · answer #5 · answered by kiironoha 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋