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Meanings of
rub along
in English
Manage one's existence barely.
scrape along
scrape by
scratch along
squeak by
squeeze by
Synonyms
Examples for "
scrape along
"
scrape along
scrape by
scratch along
squeak by
squeeze by
Examples for "
scrape along
"
1
Once or twice Reno thought he heard branches
scrape
along
the hull.
2
There was seldom much over, but I managed to
scrape
along
somehow.
3
Sometimes he knocked against a chair, making it
scrape
along
the floor.
4
Sliding it to one side, Harry heard it
scrape
along
the tiled floor.
5
And soon I felt my shoulders
scrape
along
a gravel bank.
1
The Bank of Mum and Dad often
scrape
by
to fund it.
2
It is common for Haitians to
scrape
by
with money from relatives abroad.
3
I made enough money to
scrape
by
here and that's that.
4
Gabrielle's boyfriend was a low-expectation loser who was perfectly happy to
scrape
by
.
5
With Gursewak's parents barred from working, the family has to
scrape
by
on donations.
1
I'm a widow with twelve sons; and 'tis --hard to
scratch
along
.
2
And if one of those two fail, how's the other to
scratch
along
?
3
Stephenson was a healthy
scratch
along
with D Taylor Chorney and C Paul Carey.
4
The flu didn't get me, but a little
scratch
along
the leg almost did.
5
It had a long
scratch
along
one side.
1
And despite all the wailing-guitar attitude, they only
squeak
by
as atmospheric enhancement.
2
I subdued Fox's bark into a
squeak
by
pulling his ears.
3
I don't know how I'd manage to
squeak
by
without my salary from the shop.
4
An animal's habitat is defined by the range of environments that allow it to
squeak
by
.
5
If we place twenty dogs a year, which is about what we average, we
squeak
by
.
1
He tried his best to
squeeze
by
it, but it was very difficult.
2
As the young men tried to
squeeze
by
,
the confederate looked up, annoyed.
3
Barely room to
squeeze
by
this obstruction existed at the doorway.
4
Lauren stood so Nikki could
squeeze
by
to get a view of the corpse.
5
Inside, people
squeeze
by
each other on staircases and corridors.
Usage of
rub along
in English
1
How can you possibly know we could
rub
along
well together?
2
Those within could hear his heavy body
rub
along
the wall.
3
By doing this I can
rub
along
for another ten days.
4
But I shall
rub
along
somehow, and seven pounds a year's a consideration.
5
Perhaps that is why we seem to
rub
along
so well,' he added awkwardly.
6
Members, serene with the self-confidence of entitlement, cheerfully
rub
along
.
7
We
rub
along
,
but not comfortably or happily or prettily.
8
I've quite enough brain to
rub
along
with very well.
9
Do you think you can
rub
along
if I take my departure next week?
10
I shall
rub
along
all right even if I don't come out on top.
11
Still, I think Lawrence Stephen will give me work, and I can
rub
along
somehow.
12
I don't feel I can
rub
along
on less.
13
So, we'll have to...
rub
along
,
won't we?'
14
They ARE pretty close-fisted here, for a fact, but you can manage to
rub
along
somehow.
15
He began to
rub
along
the dark walls on the sides whence the voices seemed to come.
16
I'm afraid our last chance is gone, deary, and we must
rub
along
as we have done.
Other examples for "rub along"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
rub
along
rub
Verb
Adverb
Rub along
through the time
Rub along
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common