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Thesaurus: get by

succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

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  1. v. succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
  2. v. pass or move in front of
  3. v. escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action