(I'm) just getting by.

(I'm) just getting by.
(I'm) just getting by.
an expression indicating that one is just surviving financially or otherwise. •

Bob: How you doing, Tom? Tom: Just getting by, Bob.

“I wish I could get a better job,” remarked Tom. “I'm just getting by as it is.”


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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