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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
Emile[ei'mi:l]
Tupaarnaq-Native American, Greenlandic
UrhoOOR-hoFinnish
Clotildeklo-TEELD (French)French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Ayla (1)-Hebrew
Denton['dentən]
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