Vocabulary
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Look in different places for something
“The company is SCOUTING ABOUT for new staff.”
“We SCOUTED AROUND to find the best price.”
Search for something(separable)
“The researcher spent months SCOUTING OUT the answer.”
“I SCOUTED ROUND for a bargain.”
Try to find someone for a task or requirement(separable)
“We'd better SCOUT UP a replacement for her.”
Manage with little money
“I've been SCRAPING ALONG on temporary work since I lost my job.”
Just manage to pass something
“I thought I was going to fail, but SCRAPED BY with 51%.”
Just get enough to succeed, pass or be accepted
“The government SCRAPED IN with 51% of the votes cast.”
Be accepted somewhere, but only just(inseparable)
“She got mediocre grades and just SCRAPED INTO university.”
Pass a test but only just(inseparable)
“I did no revision and only just SCRAPED THROUGH the final exams.”
Manage to collect enough of something you need, usually money(separable)
“I had to search my flat for money to SCRAPE TOGETHER what I needed.”
“It took me ages to SCRAPE UP the money for the tickets.”
Search for something that is hard to find(inseparable)
“The press are SCRATCHING AROUND FOR a story to attack him.”
Separate a part of a room with something like a curtain, screen, etc.(separable)
“We SCREENED OFF the area where we had the discussion from the rest of the meeting.”
Exclude(separable)
“Applicants without the right qualifications were SCREENED OUT.”
Waste time
“He spent the afternoon SCREWING AROUD and got nothing done.”
Treat harshly or cheat(separable)
“The IRS really SCREWED him OVER.”
Do badly or fail(separable)
“David SCREWED UP his oral exam but still managed to scrape a pass.”
Spiil, ruin, contaminate(separable)
“Don't SCUZZ UP the deal.”
Arrange, consider(inseparable)
“I'll SEE ABOUT whether we can manage it.”
Accompany someone into an office(separable)
“Her secretary SAW me INTO her office.”
Chase somebody or something away(separable)
“A cat came into the back garden but the dog soon SAW it OFF.”
Accompany a guest to your front door when they are leaving your house(separable)
“Are you sure you're going? I'll get your coats and SEE you OUT.”
Continue with something to the end(separable)
“They had a lot of difficulties in implementing the project, but the team SAW it THROUGH successfully.”
