scrape through
To pass something like a test or hard situation, but only just — almost failing.
Meanings
To pass an examination or test with a very low score, barely meeting the required standard.
"He scraped through his chemistry exam with just two marks above the pass mark."
To manage to pass through or survive a difficult situation with great difficulty.
"The small business scraped through the recession, but several staff had to be let go."
Commonly used in educational contexts ('scrape through an exam') and sports ('the team scraped through to the final'). Can be intransitive ('she scraped through') or transitive ('she scraped through her finals'). Widely used in British English.
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