get along on something

get along on something
get along on something
Fig. to manage to survive with just something. •

I think we can get along on what I earn.

I can't get along on what they pay me.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • get along with something — ˌget ˈon with sth derived 1. (also ˌget aˈlong with sth) used to talk or ask about how well sb is doing a task • I m not getting on very fast with this job. 2. to continue doing sth, especially after an interruption …   Useful english dictionary

  • get along — verb 1. proceed or get along (Freq. 4) How is she doing in her new job? How are you making out in graduate school? He s come a long way • Syn: ↑do, ↑fare, ↑make out, ↑come …   Useful english dictionary

  • get along — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms get along : present tense I/you/we/they get along he/she/it gets along present participle getting along past tense got along past participle got along 1) get along or get on or get on with if people get… …   English dictionary

  • get along with — verb have smooth relations (Freq. 1) My boss and I get along very well • Syn: ↑get on with, ↑get on, ↑get along • Hypernyms: ↑relate • Verb Frames …   Useful english dictionary

  • To get along — Get Get (g[e^]t), v. i. 1. To make acquisition; to gain; to profit; to receive accessions; to be increased. [1913 Webster] We mourn, France smiles; we lose, they daily get. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To arrive at, or bring one s self into, a state,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Can't Get Along (Without You) — Infobox Single Name = Can t Get Along (Without You) Artist = Hard Fi from Album = Once Upon a Time in the West Released = 12 November 2007 (5 November 2007 online) Format = CD, 7 Recorded = Staines, 2006 Genre = Indie rock Length = 2:58 Label =… …   Wikipedia

  • get — [ get ] (past tense got [ gat ] ; past participle gotten [ gatn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 obtain/receive ▸ 2 become/start to be ▸ 3 do something/have something done ▸ 4 move to/from ▸ 5 progress in activity ▸ 6 fit/put something in a place ▸ 7 understand… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • get — /get/ verb past tense got, past participle got especially BrE gotten especially AmE present participle getting RECEIVE/OBTAIN 1 RECEIVE (transitive not in passive) to be given or receive something: Sharon always seems to get loads of mail. | Why… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • get — [get; ] also, although it is considered nonstandard by some [, git] vt. GOT, gotten, getting: see usage note at GOTTEN got, got [ME geten < ON geta, to get, beget, akin to OE gietan (see BEGET, FORGET), Ger gessen in vergessen, forget < IE… …   English World dictionary

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  • get*/*/*/ — [get] (past tense got [gɒt] ; past participle got) verb 1) [T] to obtain, receive, or be given something Ross s father got a new job.[/ex] Did you get tickets for the game?[/ex] You get ten points for each correct answer.[/ex] Young players will… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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