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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
'Scraping together'
'Scraping' means 'rubbing off' so what does 'scraping together' mean?
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That means "putting a lot of effort to achieve something" like collecting money etc.
- That means "putting a lot of effort to achieve something" like collecting money etc.
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That means "putting a lot of effort to achieve something" like collecting money etc.
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I picture a scraper as a putty knife with a very broad blade - possibly up to five or six inches wide.
(Well, there are many kinds of scrapers, depending on the purpose.)
Scraping is quite different than rubbing. You might rub something off with your finger, but scrape it off with your fingernail.
A scraper can be used like a rake, but on a smaller scale - to gathe
(Well, there are many kinds of scrapers, depending on the purpose.)
Scraping is quite different than rubbing. You might rub something off with your finger, but scrape it off with your fingernail.
A scraper can be used like a rake, but on a smaller scale - to gathe
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