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scramble up
climb quickly using hands and feet
To scramble up means to climb to a higher place over rough or steep ground, using your hands and feet.
Hear it in real life
How did you reach that ledge?
We scrambled up the rocks from the other side.
We scrambled up the steep path before it got dark.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We scrambled ‸ the steep path before it got dark.
Say: We scrambled up the steep path before it got dark.
When climbing to a higher place, use “scramble up,” not “scramble” with the path as its object.
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How it fits in a sentence.
scramble up something; scramble up to somewhere
Your turn: say it out loud
We scrambled up the steep path before it got dark.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
scramble up
climb quickly using hands and feet
“We scrambled up the steep path before it got dark.”
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