| VERB | social | get by, cope, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage | come to terms with |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | get by | pass or move in front of | |
| communication | get by, get off, get away, get out, escape | escape potentially unpleasant consequences |
| Meaning | Come to terms with. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | cope, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage | |
| Narrower | fend | try to manage without help |
| hack, cut | Be able to manage or manage successfully | |
| improvise, extemporize | manage in a makeshift way | |
| scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by, rub along | manage one's existence barely | |
| Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Spanish | abordar, arreglárselas, conformarse, contender, encarar, grapar, industriarse, ingeniarse, soportar, tramitar, tratar | |
| Catalan | abordar, encarar, enfrontar-se, fer front a, plantar cara a, resistir, sortir-se'n, suportar, tramitar | |
| Meaning | Pass or move in front of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Broader | pass, overtake, overhaul | Travel past |
| Spanish | pasar | |
| Meaning | escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | get off, get away, get out, escape | |
| Narrower | evade | Use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid |
| Broader | avoid | Stay clear from |
| Spanish | escaparsse, escapar | |
| Catalan | anar-se'n, escapar, escapolir-se, evadir-se, fugir, marxar, tocar el dos | |
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