scrape someone or something together

scrape someone or something together
scrape someone or something together† and scrape someone or something up
Fig. to find and collect something; to locate and assemble a group of people or things. (Based on scrape something up.) •

I'm sure we can scrape up someone for the job.

Mary scraped a few dollars together for some new books.

John barely scraped up enough money to pay his rent.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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