含义: a scrape of the pen

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rape 成语

get by/scrape by

have just enough money, make do I can get by on very little money, if necessary. I can be frugal.

grapevine

(See through the grapevine)

scrape by

have just enough to live, get by We can scrape by if we sell the car and the TV.

scrape me off the ceiling

help me become normal or recover from shock If I win a million dollars, you'll have to scrape me off the ceiling.

scrape the bottom of the barrel

use the last ones or the worst ones, seconds He's a bad referee. We scraped the bottom of the barrel to find him.

scrape together

gather money etc. a little at a time We managed to scrape together enough money to go to Disneyland even though business is very bad and we don

scrape up

find or gather something with some effort His girlfriend scraped up some money and went to visit him during the summer.

sour grapes

feeling negative because you did not win If she loses, she complains about the referee. It's just sour grapes.

through the grapevine

through gossip, bush telegraph """How did you know I moved?"" ""I heard it through the grapevine."""

a grape on the business

Australian slang for a person whose presence spoils things for others

draped

consumed by something:"I've been draped by my final project"

scrape sth together

Idiom(s): scrape sth together

Theme: COLLECT

to assemble something quickly, usually from a small supply of components.
• I'll try to scrape something together for dinner.
• We really should try to have a party to celebrate the boss's birthday. Let's try to scrape together a little something.

have a scrape

Idiom(s): have a scrape (with sb or sth)

Theme: ENCOUNTER

to come into contact with someone or something; to have a small battle with someone or something.
• I had a scrape with the county sheriff.
• John and Bill had a scrape, but they are friends again now.

bow and scrape

Idiom(s): bow and scrape

Theme: HUMILITY

to be very humble and subservient.
• Please don't bow and scrape. We are all equal here.
• The salesclerk came in, bowing and scraping, and asked if he could help us.

Hear on the grapevine

To receive information indirectly through a series of third parties, similar to a rumour.

bow and scrape|bow|scrape

v. To be too polite or obedient from fear or hope of gain; act like a slave. The old servant bowed and scraped before them, too obedient and eager to please.

pinch and scrape|pinch|scrape

v. phr. To save as much money as possible by spending as little as possible. They are trying to buy their first house so they are pinching and scraping every penny they can.

scare up|scare|scrape|scrape up

v., informal To find, collect, or get together with some effort when needed. The boy scared up enough money to go to college. "Will you stay for supper?" she asked. "I can scare up enough for us all." He managed to scrape up the money for his speeding fine.

scrape the bottom of the barrel|barrel|bottom of t

v. phr., informal To use or take whatever is left after the most or the best has been taken; accept the leftovers. At first they took out quarters, but they had so little money that they had to scrape the bottom of the barrel and paid with nickels and pennies for their lunch. The garage owner had to scrape the bottom of the barrel to find a qualified mechanic to work for him.

scrape together|scrape

v. phr. To quickly assemble, usually from scanty ingredients. We were so hungry we had to scrape together some lunch from all kinds of frozen leftovers.

date rape

date rape
Sexual intercourse forced by the victim's social escort. For example, Date rape is much more common on college campuses than was previously realized. This term originated in the 1980s, when awareness of the phenomenon increased exponentially.

grape

grape
see sour grapes.

scrape

scrape
see bottom of the barrel; bow and scrape; scare up.

scrape up an acquaintance

scrape up an acquaintance
Make an effort to become familiar with someone, especially for one's own benefit. For example, He scraped up an acquaintance with the college president in hopes of getting his son admitted. This term uses scrape in the sense of “gather with difficulty” (also see under scare up). Originally put as scrape acquaintance, it was first recorded in 1600.

More Idioms/Phrases

scorpion scot scot and lot Scotch Scottish scout scrape scrape up an acquaintance scrapheap scratch one's head scratch someone's back

English Vocalbulary

a sealed book a second birth a series of a share a sheer fraud a shipyard a short cut a short shrift a short while ago a shot in the locker a shotgun marriage a sidereal year a sight for the gods a silver tongue a sitting duck a sixty-four dollar question a skeleton at the feast a skeleton in the closet từ tiếng anh trái nghĩa với rape