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getting by with

getting by with is the present participle and gerund of get by with.

Meaning of get by with

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)

  1. (Southern US) To escape punishment or discipline, to get away with.

Questions about getting by with

What is getting by with the present participle and gerund of?
Getting by with is the present participle and gerund of get by with.

Words near getting by with in the dictionary

  1. getting blood from a turnip
  2. getting blood out of a stone
  3. getting busy
  4. getting by
  5. getting by the balls
  6. getting by with
  7. getting changed
  8. getting cold feet
  9. getting down
  10. getting down on
  11. getting down to

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