"go along to get along" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-go along to get along.ogg Forms: goes along to get along [present, singular, third-person], going along to get along [participle, present], went along to get along [past], gone along to get along [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> along to get along|head=go along to get along}} go along to get along (third-person singular simple present goes along to get along, present participle going along to get along, simple past went along to get along, past participle gone along to get along)
  1. (idiomatic) To conform in order to have acceptance and security. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: fake it till one makes it, move out to move up
    Sense id: en-go_along_to_get_along-en-verb-7V6KK5fo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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