get by - pass or move in front of
Example:- Bride's Biscuit got by the other dogs to win the race
escape, get away, get by, get off, get out - escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
Example:- She gets away with murder!
contend, cope, deal, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage - come to terms with
Example:- We got by on just a gallon of gas