Dictionary definition · get by
verb
- succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available"We got by on just a gallon of gas"
- pass or move in front of"Bride's Biscuit got by the other dogs to win the race"
- escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action"She gets away with murder!"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).