get by
Make ends meet
Get by means to manage or survive, especially with limited resources or under difficult circumstances.
It suggests adequacy without excess—meeting basic needs but not thriving: We don't have much, but we get by.
It can also mean to pass without being stopped or noticed: The error got by the editors.
Suffer through without yielding
- persevereContinue despite obstacles
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
- weatherAtmospheric state outdoors
outlast · persist · hold on · hang in there · make it · pull through · muddle through · scrape through
Plan for spending
- stretchPull to extend
- prioritizeRank by importance
- economizeReduce expenses deliberately
- resourcefulnessAbility to solve problems creatively
make do · juggle · cut corners · pinch pennies · tighten belt · scrimp · ration · allocate
Deficient in quantity
- modestLacking in pretension
- barebonesReduced to essentials
- frugalSparing with resources
- sparseThinly scattered or distributed
limited · paycheck to paycheck · hand to mouth · breadline · pittance · eke out · scrape together · tight budget
Pass undetected
- sidleMove furtively sideways
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- brush pastTouch lightly while passing
endure
Suffer through without yielding
- persevereContinue despite obstacles
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
weather · outlast · persist · hold on · hang in there · make it · pull through · muddle through · scrape through · tough it out
budget
Plan for spending
- stretchPull to extend
- prioritizeRank by importance
- economizeReduce expenses deliberately
resourcefulness · make do · juggle · cut corners · pinch pennies · tighten belt · scrimp · ration · allocate · plan
meager
Deficient in quantity
sparse · limited · paycheck to paycheck · hand to mouth · breadline · pittance · eke out · scrape together · tight budget · lean times
sneak past
Pass undetected
- sidleMove furtively sideways
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- brush pastTouch lightly while passing
- cut itmake it, hack it, pass muster, cut the mustard, make the grade
- frugalityfrugality, thrift, frugal, penny-pinching, economize
- independencefreedom, liberty, Independence Day, autonomy, sovereignty
- livelihoodsjob, career, work, income, profession
- survivalsurvival, survive, endure, persist, last
- improviseimprovise, make do, wing it, ad-lib, jury-rig