get by

Meaning: To just barely manage, financially (sentence 1) or with one's work or responsibilities (sentence 2).

Language: English

Literally: (Already vivid in English)

Category: Daily Life

More idioms — Daily Life

• get caught left holding the bag — To make someone the scapegoat; to be blamed for something that was not one's fault or was…
• get down to brass tacks — To get serious or practical about something.
• get off scot-free — To escape the proper or expected punishment; to be acquitted of a crime.
• get one's act together — To get control of oneself mentally or physically; to get organized.
• get someone's dander up — To irritate or anger moderately.
• get the go-ahead — To receive or grant permission to proceed.

More English idioms

• get the message — To understand something that is only hinted at, perhaps because it is unpleasant.
• get this show on the road — To get started.
• get to the bottom of something — To understand something completely by sorting through all the facts or information.
• get to the point — To speak or write concisely and directly.
• get-up-and-go — Physical energy.
• get up on the wrong side of the bed — To be in a bad mood from the beginning of the day.

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