get by
US
UK get by vi phrasal: (cope, manage)
SC 应付 yìng fu
TC 應付
TC 應付
SC 对付过去 yìng fu，duì fù guò qù
Between taxes and the high cost of living I make barely enough to get by.
既要缴税，又要承担高昂的生活费用，我挣的钱仅够勉强糊口。
get by on vtr phrasal insep: (survive on)
SC 靠…生活
SC 靠…维持生计
The older couple had learned to get by on their small retirement income.
这对老夫妇已学会了靠他们微薄的退休收入来维持生活。
get by in [sth] vi phrasal + prep: informal (language: speak at a basic level) (一门外语)
SC 可用...勉强应付
My French is really hopeless so I was glad to discover that I could get by in simple English in Paris. I speak English and Spanish, and can get by in Italian as well.
我的法语真的没希望了，但我很高兴地发现我在巴黎能用简单的英语勉强应对。
我能说英语和西班牙语，意大利语也勉强够用。