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scrape (something) together What does scrape (something) together mean?	to gather small amounts of money or something (usually with some difficulty) for some purpose	We managed to scrape together enough money to go on a holiday even though business is very bad at the moment.
scrape (something) together What does scrape (something) together mean?	to gather small amounts of money (usually with some difficulty) for something	We scraped together some money and bought a present for my mother.
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know one's ABCs What does "know one's ABCs" mean?	to know the alphabet or the most basic things about something	The students worked hard and everyone knew their ABCs very well.
tread on (someone`s) toes What does "tread on (someone`s) toes" mean?	to do something that offends someone	I do not want to tread on my supervisor's toes because she is the most powerful person in this company.
close ranks What does "close ranks" mean?	to come together for fighting, to unite and work together	The political parties closed ranks and stopped arguing among themselves.

chips and dip What does "chips and dip" mean?	potato chips and something to dip them into before eating them (potato chips are called crisps in the United Kingdom)	We bought some chips and dip for the party.
lion's share of (something) What does "lion's share of (something)" mean?	the larger part/share of something	We found the lion's share of the lost tickets but some are still missing.
have other/bigger fish to fry What does "have other/bigger fish to fry" mean?	to have other more important things to do, to have other opportunities	I have other fish to fry and I do not plan to spend any more time talking about my friend's problems.
tough out What does "tough out" mean?	endure; persist; persevere.	I know it's hard, but you've got to tough it out.
wear one`s heart on one`s sleeve What does "wear one`s heart on one`s sleeve" mean?	show one`s feelings openly	He was wearing his heart on his sleeve after the meeting with his boss.

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Scrape (something) Together Idiom