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get by (on something)
ˌget ˈby (on/in/with sth) derived
to manage to live or do a particular thing using the money, knowledge, equipment, etc. that you have

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How does she get by on such a small salary?

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I can just about get by in German

(= I can speak basic German)

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Useful english dictionary. 2012.