Verb
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)
(Southern US) to escape punishment or discipline, to get away with
I get by with a little help from my friends. John Lennon
Everybody was wearing rhinestones, all those sparkly clothes, and cowboy boots. I decided to wear a black shirt and pants and see if I could get by with it. I did and I've worn black clothes ever since. Johnny Cash
I wanted as little formal linguistic theory as I could get by with. I wanted the basic linguistic training to do a translation of the New Testament. Daniel Everett
You were not created to just get by with an average, unrewarding, or unfulfilling life. God created you to leave your mark on this generation. Joel Osteen
When I was just a girl in Sydney, no one thought, 'Oh, she's going to be a movie star.' No one. I had to get by with actual skill and talent. Rebel Wilson