"scratch a living" meaning in All languages combined

See scratch a living on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: scratches a living [present, singular, third-person], scratching a living [participle, present], scratched a living [participle, past], scratched a living [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} scratch a living (third-person singular simple present scratches a living, present participle scratching a living, simple past and past participle scratched a living)
  1. To earn barely enough money to live. Synonyms: make do, get along, get by, scrape along, scrape by
    Sense id: en-scratch_a_living-en-verb-ZdIa0poP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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