just getting by



(I'm) just getting by.

an expression indicating that one is just surviving financially or otherwise. Bob: How you doing, Tom? Tom: Just getting by, Bob. "I wish I could get a better job," remarked Tom. "I'm just getting by as it is."
See also: get, just

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Teodorate-o-DAW-rah (Italian), te-o-DHO-rah (Spanish), te-aw-DAW-rah (Polish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Romanian, Polish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian
Italo-Italian
Zhou-Chinese
EarlineURL-eenEnglish
MirteMIR-təDutch
Dara (2)-Khmer