in a scrape
121scrape one's dish — clean one s plate, eat every bit of food off a plate …
122scrape out a hole in the ground — dig a hole in the earth …
123scrape shoe — sycophant, one who flatters, obsequious person …
124scrape the barrel — v. be compelled to use one s last resource (when a person has exhausted his resources) …
125scrape through — pass a test with difficulty …
126scrape 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 …
127scrape — escarp …
128scrape the bottom of the barrel — take whatever is left after the best has been taken They are really scraping the bottom of the barrel if they must give him a job …