to manage to live or do a particular thing using the money, knowledge, equipment, etc. that you have :
How does she get by on such a small salary?
I can just about get by in German (= I can speak basic German) .
to manage to live or do a particular thing using the money, knowledge, equipment, etc. that you have :
How does she get by on such a small salary?
I can just about get by in German (= I can speak basic German) .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005