"get by with" meaning in English

See get by with in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: gets by with [present, singular, third-person], getting by with [participle, present], got by with [past], got by with [participle, past], gotten by with [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got:gotten> by with}} get by with (third-person singular simple present gets by with, present participle getting by with, simple past got by with, past participle got by with or gotten by with)
  1. (Southern US) to escape punishment or discipline, to get away with Tags: Southern-US

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