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• v  manage one's existence barely

• scrape by
• scratch along
• squeak by
• squeeze by
• rub along

News & Articles

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• Cold snap highlights challenges of creating a city for all seasons
  In his successful campaign to become mayor of New York City this fall, Bill de Blasio told a "tale of two cities" — one occupied by the fabulously wealthy and the other by those who scrape along on the minimum wage. Betsy Hodges, Minneapolis' new mayor, echoed that message when she talked about gaps between haves and have-nots. Both newly elected leaders, as well as third-term St. Paul Mayor ...
  Jan. 7, 2014 - MinnPost