词组 | get by |
释义 | get by 1. get by to have or know just enough of something to deal with a particular situation, but not enough to make it easy: ▪ "Can you speak French? " "I know enough to get by." +on ▪ He routinely works 14-hour days, getting by on four or five hours of sleep a night. ■ SIMILAR TO: manage 2. get by to have enough money to buy the things you need to live, but no more: ▪ He only earns just enough to get by. get by on $200/$50 a week/month etc ▪ "I have families in my district trying to get by on $4.25 an hour,'' Green said. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑scrape by 3. get by if a vehicle or a person gets by, they pass something that was stopping them from continuing: ▪ Cars pulled into the side of the road to let the ambulance get by. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑pass |
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