Get by has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
"We got by on just a gallon of gas"
"They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
2
pass or move in front of
"Bride's Biscuit got by the other dogs to win the race"
3
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
"She gets away with murder!"
"I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"
4
To subsist; to succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimal level.
Example Sentences
"We got by on just a gallon of gas"
verb
"They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
verb
"Bride's Biscuit got by the other dogs to win the race"
verb
"She gets away with murder!"
verb
"I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"
verb
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