Not scraping to get by, praying you can get through the end of the month.
Kamala HarrisFight For The DreamEnglish phrasal verb
get by
To manage with what is available.
Examples from real speeches
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Kamala HarrisFight For The DreamIt's a happiness that I get by being utterly present with the people around me, and it rocks.
Kate WinsletBelieve in YourselfSingle mother working hard to get by and get an education and show her son the world.
Michelle ObamaHope Is a ChoiceNot because there are not people in the stadiums, but in general, you know, everyone's kind of trying to just get by, and here we're playing a sport.
Virat Kohli and Anushka SharmaCricket's Return to FansTwo years in, I think we can pretty safely say that he's not getting carved onto Mount Rushmore, but damn if that is not a testament to how far you can get by just by believing that you are the smartest, most successful person in the world.
Mindy KalingWhy Not Me?It will mean recalibrating how we approach policy development to ensure that everything we do as government helps to give a fair chance to those who are just getting by, while still helping those who are even more disadvantaged.
Theresa MayBritain, the Great Meritocracy