🇺🇸 English Expressions: To Get By

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Hey everyone! 👋Today’s expression is “to get by.”

👉 It means to manage to survive or cope with a situation, often with just enough resources, money, or ability. It can also mean barely succeeding or doing the minimum needed.

Origin:This phrase comes from simple everyday English use of “get” + “by,” meaning to pass through a situation successfully, even if just barely.

Over time, it became a common way to describe surviving difficult circumstances. 🧭

Examples:

• I don’t earn much, but I get by. 💰

• He doesn’t speak English fluently, but he gets by in daily life. 🗣️

• We didn’t have much food, but we got by for the week. 🍞

Now it’s your turn! 💬Drop your own sentence using “to get by” below 👇

WE LEARN FROM EACH OTHER! 🤝

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