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scrape along vs make do

make do vs scrape along

scrape along and make do both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
scrape along No No Yes No
make do No No Yes No
As verbs, make do is a hypernym of scrape along; that is, make do is a word with a broader meaning than scrape along:
  • scrape along: manage one's existence barely
  • make do: succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
Other hypernyms of scrape along include contend, cope, deal, get by, grapple, make out, manage.
scrape along (verb) make do (verb)
manage one's existence barely succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
Difference between scrape along and make do

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