squeak by

/skwik baɪ/

Other forms: squeaked by; squeaking by

Definitions of squeak by

1. verb

   manage one's existence barely
   synonyms: rub along, scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeeze by

   type of:

   contend, cope, deal, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage

   come to terms with
2. verb

   escape
   “She squeaked by me”

   synonyms: squeak through

   type of:

   go across, go through, pass

   go across or through