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get by

verb

  1. to pass; go past or overtake
  2. informal.
    intr, adverb to manage, esp in spite of difficulties

    I can get by with little money

  3. intr to be accepted or permitted

    that book will never get by the authorities

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The Clippers got by the Warriors in overtime behind Harden scoring 12 of their 13 points in the extra five-minute period en route to 39 points.

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Embedding herself with his family for several years, she reveals the ways poor families are stymied in their efforts to get by — lack of money, lousy landlords, addiction, parental abandonment and more.

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"Even if millennials' retirement accounts have increased, the day-to-day cost of living has also gone up, which may still make them feel like they’re just getting by"

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A couple who use a food club to get by have described it as a "life-saver" but said they have concerns about how they will cope after household bills are hiked up in April.

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Some collaborated, some left, some resisted, some subverted and some just tried to get by.

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