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get by

verb as in manage, survive

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"Yesterday my wife and I got by with coal. It's a mess, but we have to keep going."

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I could grow and move forward with my life instead of just trying to get by,'

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They get by on donations from a local food bank and help from their kids.

"Nobody opens a chequebook when you receive an MND diagnosis - you need money to get by, and so does your family."

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I think the Conservative Party should be firmly on the side of parents and working mums who are trying to get by.

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