get by

arreglárselas, apañárselas

Vivir o arreglárselas con apenas el dinero, los conocimientos o los recursos necesarios.

En inglés sencillo: To live or manage with just enough money, knowledge, or other things you need.

• We can get by on less money.
• I got by with a few words of Spanish.
• How did you get by without any help?

Cómo se usa: get by on something (We get by on one salary.); get by with something (You can get by with basic English here.); get by without something (We managed to get by without a car.)

Sinónimos: manage, cope, make do

Expresiones frecuentes: get by alone, get by financially, get by somehow