scrape through
Intermediate (B1)informal
To pass something like a test or hard situation, but only just — almost failing.
"He scraped through his chemistry exam with just two marks above the pass mark."
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angryginge13 · 37:26
Whitton United managed to scrape through that game.
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Anne of All Trades · 6:36
So, I just put it down and scrape through.
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Numberphile2 · 21:49
But I did I did enough to scrape through the third year.