(I've) been getting by.

(I've) been getting by.
(I've) been getting by.
Inf. a response to a greeting inquiry into one's well-being indicating that one is having a hard time surviving or that things could be much better. (See also (I'm) just getting by.) •

John: How are things? Jane: Oh, I've been getting by.

Sue: How are you doing? Mary: Been getting by. Things could be better.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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