scratch a living

Verb

Meaning

scratch a living (third-person singular simple present scratches a living, present participle scratching a living, simple past and past participle scratched a living)

To earn barely enough money to live.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

make do get along get by scrape by scrape along

Close letter words and terms

scrapyard scrat scratch scratch about scratch along scratch an itch