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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 | ||
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