phrase Someone who is on the scrounge is asking people for things or for money: 乞讨;索要 At college he was always broke and on the scrounge. A word of warning - Jake's here and he's on the scrounge again. Is your sister on the scrounge again? I'm on the scrounge for any good quality secondhand clothes I can sell on my stall next week. If anyone's got a spare ticket for the concert this Saturday, I'm on the scrounge. See also