_Scrape_ (Vol. viii., p. 292.).--I do not know when this word began to
be used in this sense. Shakspeare says "Ay, there's the _rub:_" an
analogous phrase, which may throw light upon the one "to get into a
scrape." Both are metaphors, derived from the unpleasant sensations
produced by rubbing or grazing the skin. The word _pinch_ is, on the
same principle, used for difficulty; and the Lat. _tribulatio_=trouble,
and its synonym in Gr., ~thlipsis~, have a similar origin and
application. {423} "To get into a scrape" is, therefore, to get into
trouble.