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get by in WordNet English dictionary
verb- come to terms with
"We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
cope get by make out make do contend grapple deal manage
- escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
"She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"
get off get away get by get out escape
- pass or move in front of
"Bride's Biscuit got by the other dogs to win the race"
get by
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get by in English Wiktionary
- (verb) (idiom) To subsist; to succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimum level.
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