gotten by
Scraped through somehow
Gotten by means managed to survive or cope, usually with limited resources.
It suggests adequacy rather than comfort—meeting basic needs without thriving: We've gotten by on one income, but it hasn't been easy.
The phrase implies endurance through difficulty: She gotten by on four hours of sleep for weeks.
- obtainedCame into possession
- gotten hold ofAcquired or contacted successfully
- gotten ahold ofSuccessfully reached or obtained
- come byObtain through effort
- enduredBore without yielding
leveraged · chanced upon · persisted · coped · muddled through · secured · bartered · utilized · survived · adapted · traded · improvised · overcame · struggled · prevailed · made do · stumbled upon · achieved