Textual thesaurus for "get by"

(verb) escape, get away, get off, get out

escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action

She gets away with murder!; I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities

(verb) deal, contend, cope, make do, make out, manage, grapple

come to terms with

We got by on just a gallon of gas; They made do on half a loaf of bread every day