| 词汇 | scrounging it up |
| 释义 | (redirected from scrounging it up)scrounge upTo locate someone or something after foraging or searching exhaustively. A noun or pronoun can be used between "scrounge" and "up." Due to new immigration restrictions, the hotel industry along the east coast has been struggling to scrounging up enough workers to handle their busy season. Even though a trip to the grocery store was long overdue, I was able to scrounge enough food up to make a decent dinner. My mother refuses to buy anything new unless she can scrounge up a coupon for it. scrounge someone or something upFig. to find someone or something somewhere; to dig someone or something up. I can't think of anyone just now, but I will scrounge someone up. They scrounged up an escort for Liz. scrounge upFind or round up something, as in I'll have to scrounge up another microphone for today's speaker. [Colloquial; c. 1900] scrounge upv. To obtain something by or as if by begging, scavenging, or borrowing: The dog scrounged up a bone in the pile of trash. I didn't have any quarters for the washing machine, but I scrounged some up by looking under the cushions on the sofa. scrounge someone or something up tv. to get someone or something somehow. I scrounged a doctor up in the middle of the night. |
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