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scratches a living

scratches a living is the third-person singular simple present indicative of scratch a living.

Meaning of scratch a living

Verb

scratch a living (third-person singular simple present scratches a living, present participle scratching a living, simple past and past participle scratched a living)

  1. To earn barely enough money to live.

Questions about scratches a living

What is scratches a living the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Scratches a living is the third-person singular simple present indicative of scratch a living.

Words near scratches a living in the dictionary

  1. scratchee
  2. scratchees
  3. scratcher
  4. scratchers
  5. scratches
  6. scratches a living
  7. scratches an itch
  8. scratches below the surface
  9. scratches beneath the surface
  10. scratches by
  11. scratches one's head

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