get by

se débrouiller, s’en sortir

Vivre ou se débrouiller avec tout juste assez d’argent, de connaissances ou d’autres ressources.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : 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.)

Synonymes : manage, cope, make do

Expressions courantes : get by alone, get by financially, get by somehow