| Definition of 'get by' |
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1. (verb) cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
come to terms with
"We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
2. (verb) get by
pass or move in front of
"Bride's Biscuit got by the other dogs to win the race"
3. (verb) get off, get away, get by, get out, escape
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
"She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"
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1. (verb) get by
to manage to live or succeed
to try to get by on a few dollars a day; We don't know much Spanish, but we get by.
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Sense: to manage
I can't get by on such a small salary.
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 Afrikaans: oorleef |
 Arabic: يَعتاش عَلى، يَتَدَبَّرُ |
 Bulgarian: справям се |
 Brazilian: arranjar-se |
 Czech: vystačit |
 German: durchkommen |
 Danish: klare sig; overleve |
 Greek: τα βγάζω πέρα |
 Spanish: salir adelante, arreglárs |
 Estonian: toime tulema |
 Farsi: گذران کردن |
 Finnish: tulla toimeen |
 French: se débrouiller |
 Hebrew: להסתדר |
 Hindi: चला लेना |
 Croatian: proći |
 Hungarian: megél (vhogyan, vmiből) |
 Indonesian: mengatasi |
 Icelandic: komast af |
 Italian: farcela |
 Japanese: なんとかやっていく |
 Korean: 그럭저럭 헤어나다 |
 Lithuanian: pragyventi, išgyventi |
 Latvian: iztikt; izdzīvot |
 Malay: mampu |
 Dutch: rondkomen |
 Norwegian: klare seg (igjennom) |
 Polish: wyżyć |
 Persian: گذران کردن |
 Pashto: اداره كول ،سمول، برابرول |
 Portuguese: arranjar-se |
 Romanian: a se descurca |
 Russian: обходиться |
 Slovak: vyjsť |
 Slovenian: shajati |
 Serbian: snaći se |
 Swedish: klara sig |
 Thai: มีชีวิตอยู่ต่อไป |
 Turkish: idare etmek, geçinmek |
 Taiwanese: 過活，勉強應付 |
 Ukrainian: зводити кінці з кінцями |
 Urdu: کام چلانا |
 Vietnamese: xoay xở để sống |
 Chinese: 勉强过活 |
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