get by   (TTS Sound)

The verb get by has 3 senses

• cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage -- (come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day")


• get by -- (pass or move in front of; "Bride's Biscuit got by the other dogs to win the race")


• get off, get away, get by, get out, escape -- (escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities")