scrounge up
Rustle up somehow
To scrounge up is to gather or obtain something through effort, improvisation, or resourcefulness—often when supplies are scarce or funds are limited: We scrounged up enough chairs for everyone, I managed to scrounge up twenty bucks for gas.
The phrase implies piecing together what you need from various sources rather than acquiring it easily or through normal channels.
- rummageSearch unsystematically through clutter
- root aroundSearch by moving things aside
- rustle upInformally prepare or gather
- track downFind through persistent effort
- cobble togetherAssemble hastily from whatever's available
dig around · pull together · forage · dig up · scrape up · scrape by · jury-rig · make do · make ends meet · search · piece together · scrape together · scratch out · salvage · scare up · gather · find · get ahold of
scrounge upbuy
Obtain through payment
order · procure · commission · requisition · hire
scrounge upthrow away
Remove as unwanted
discard · dispose of · give away · get rid of · squander
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