English verb: squeak by | |||
1. | squeak by (social) manage one's existence barely | ||
Samples | I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary. | ||
Synonyms | rub along, scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeeze by | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | contend, cope, deal, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage | ||
2. | squeak by (contact) escape | ||
Samples | She squeaked by me. | ||
Synonyms | squeak through | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go across, go through, pass | ||