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Verb
S:
(v)
cope (cope%2:41:00::)
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get by (get_by%2:41:00::)
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make out (make_out%2:41:02::)
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make do (make_do%2:41:00::)
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contend (contend%2:41:00::)
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grapple (grapple%2:41:00::)
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deal (deal%2:41:00::)
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manage (manage%2:41:03::)
(succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available)
"We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
S:
(v)
get by (get_by%2:38:00::)
(pass or move in front of)
"Bride's Biscuit got by the other dogs to win the race"
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get off (get_off%2:32:00::)
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get away (get_away%2:32:00::)
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get by (get_by%2:32:00::)
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get out (get_out%2:32:03::)
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escape (escape%2:32:04::)
(escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action)
"She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"