get by

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Definition
  1. Intransitive Verb:
    • To manage to survive or cope with limited resources: To succeed in dealing with a difficult situation, especially with minimal or insufficient means.
    • To be acceptable or adequate: To be just good enough to be acceptable or to pass without being noticed or criticized.
    • To pass or move past: To move past someone or something, often with some difficulty or in a narrow space.
Usage and Examples

  • To manage or cope:

    • With careful budgeting, they can get by on one salary.
    • My Spanish isn't perfect, but it's enough to get by when I travel.

  • To be acceptable or passable:

    • The work isn't excellent, but it will get by for now.
    • He thinks his old coat can still get by for another winter.

  • To move past:

    • The corridor was so narrow I could barely get by.
    • She tried to get by the guard without showing her pass.
Advanced Usage

  • "to get by (on/with something)": To manage with a limited amount of something.

    • How do you get by on so little sleep?
    • We'll have to get by with the old equipment until the new shipment arrives.

  • "to get by (without something)": To manage in the absence of something.

    • I don't know how she gets by without a car in this city.
Variants and Related Words
  • Getaway (n): An escape or quick departure, often after a crime.
    • The thieves made their getaway in a stolen car.
  • Get-at-able (adj, informal): Accessible.
    • The files are kept in a get-at-able location.
Synonyms
  • Manage: To succeed in dealing with something.
  • Cope: To deal effectively with something difficult.
  • Scrape by: To manage with great difficulty, especially financially.
  • Pass muster: To be accepted as satisfactory or adequate.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Get along: To manage or fare in a situation; also, to have a harmonious relationship.
    • How are you getting along in your new job?
  • Get through: To survive or endure a difficult experience or period.
    • It was a tough year, but we got through it.
Related Idioms
  • Make ends meet: To have just enough money to pay for one's basic needs.
    • With prices rising, it's hard to make ends meet.
  • Scrape through: To just barely succeed or pass.
    • He scraped through the exam with a grade of 61%.
Verb
  1. escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
    • She gets away with murder!
    • I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities
  2. pass or move in front of
    • Bride's Biscuit got by the other dogs to win the race
  3. come to terms with
    • We got by on just a gallon of gas
    • They made do on half a loaf of bread every day

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