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Meanings of bad scrape in English

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Usage of bad scrape in English
1
You have come to get us out of an awful bad scrape.
The Coming Wave; Or, The Hidden Treasure of High Rock
2
The money-digger and the clam-digger realized that they were in a bad scrape.
The Coming Wave; Or, The Hidden Treasure of High Rock
3
It was a bad scrape, and it was mainly her fault.
Gritli's Children
4
I owe you something for helping me out of a bad scrape to-day.
Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891
5
Probably I'll get him into some bad scrape that will secure his discharge.
Chester Rand; or, The New Path to Fortune
6
He immediately came to the conclusion that he had got into a bad scrape.
The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army: A Story of the Grea...
7
The thrashing was the gate by which he was to escape from a bad scrape.
In School and Out; or, The Conquest of Richard Grant.
8
It was a mighty bad scrape this time, and he got out of it well.
With Moore at Corunna
9
He has got out of one bad scrape; he will get out of a second!
An Antarctic Mystery
10
I only say, it is a bad scrape.
In School and Out; or, The Conquest of Richard Grant.
11
It's a bad scrape we are getting into, and I wish we were well out of it.
In School and Out; or, The Conquest of Richard Grant.
12
I have got into a bad scrape.'
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 2, February, 1864 / Devoted...
13
The fellow must think himself luckily out of a bad scrape, and thank God for all his mercies.
The Wing-and-Wing; Or, Le Feu-Follet
14
It was a bad scrape, and he could see no way out of it except by telling the truth.
From Boyhood to Manhood: Life of Benjamin Franklin
15
It's a bad scrape, Carew.
The Cryptogram: A Story of Northwest Canada
16
The more I study about a bad scrape that I expect to get into, the more nervous it makes me.
Capt. W. F. Drannan, Chief of Scouts, As Pilot to Emigrant and G...
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