scratch together
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scratch together (third-person singular simple present scratches together, present participle scratching together, simple past and past participle scratched together)
- (idiomatic) To collect, assemble or gather small amounts (especially of money), from various sources, with some difficulty; to scrape together.
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collect small amounts — see scrape together