- scrounge someone or something up
- tv. o get someone or something somehow.□ I scrounged a doctor up in the middle of the night. CD See if you can scrounge up a new carburetor by noon.
Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.
scrounge someone or something up
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scrounge around for someone or something — [skraund3...] in. to look around for someone or something; to seek someone or something in every likely place. □ Try to scrounge around for somebody to go to the party with, why don’t you? □ I don’t think there is anybody who will go with me, but … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
scrounge — [[t]skra͟ʊnʤ[/t]] scrounges, scrounging, scrounged VERB (disapproval) If you say that someone scrounges something such as food or money, you disapprove of them because they get it by asking for it, rather than by buying it or earning it.… … English dictionary
scrounge — [ skraundʒ ] verb intransitive or transitive INFORMAL to get something you want by asking someone for it instead of providing it or paying for it yourself ╾ scrounge noun count ╾ scroung|er noun count … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
scrounge — UK [skraʊndʒ] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms scrounge : present tense I/you/we/they scrounge he/she/it scrounges present participle scrounging past tense scrounged past participle scrounged informal to get something that you want… … English dictionary
scrounge — 1. noun Someone who scrounges; a scrounger. 2. verb a) To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean. Now you dont seem so proud about having to be scrounging your next meal. b) … Wiktionary
scrounge around — {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To search for an object aimlessly without having one clearly in mind. * /I don t know what s the matter with him, he is just scrounging around all day long./ 2. To look around for a way to get a free drink or a free meal. *… … Dictionary of American idioms
scrounge around — {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To search for an object aimlessly without having one clearly in mind. * /I don t know what s the matter with him, he is just scrounging around all day long./ 2. To look around for a way to get a free drink or a free meal. *… … Dictionary of American idioms
scrounge\ around — v. phr. slang 1. To search for an object aimlessly without having one clearly in mind. I don t know what s the matter with him, he is just scrounging around all day long. 2. To look around for a way to get a free drink or a free meal. Sue and her … Словарь американских идиом
scrounge — [skraʊndʒ] verb [I/T] informal to get something that you want by asking someone for it, instead of providing it or paying for it yourself … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
beg — [ beg ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to ask for help, an opportunity, etc. in a way that shows you want it very much: Don t go! he begged. beg someone (not) to do something: She had written a letter begging him to come back. We begged… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
