scare up

scare up or scrape up  {v.},  {informal}
To find, collect, or get together with some effort when needed.
The boy scared up enough money to go to college.
"Will you stay for supper?" she asked. "I can scare up enough for us all."
He managed to scrape up the money for his speeding fine.
Categories: money {informal} {v.}
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
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