How is “scrape together” used?

In American Movie (1999), one line is: “Looks like there's a lot of work we have to scrape together.”

Which movie is “scrape together” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from American Movie (1999).

Looks like there's a lot of work we have to scrape together.

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句動詞

to obtain or collect together sth, but with difficulty

3 本の映画に登場

scrape sth together / up
to obtain or collect together sth, but with difficulty
We managed to scrape together eight volunteers.

定義：Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 第 9 版