get along on

get along on (something)

To persevere or survive utilizing something in particular. You can't get along only on stuff like chicken nuggets and cookies—when was the last time you had a vegetable? How are we going to get along on just one income?
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

get along on something

Fig. to manage to survive with just something. I think we can get along on what I earn. I can't get along on what they pay me.
See also: get, on
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • get along on (something)
  • get along without
  • persevere
  • persevere at
  • persevere at (something)
  • persevere in
  • persevere in (something)
  • persevere with
  • persevere with (something)
  • fingers were made before forks