manage (verb)
31stage-manage — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: back formation from stage manager 1. a. : to arrange or exhibit with an eye to striking effect prewar pageantry, pictorially beautiful and brilliantly stage managed Mollie Panter Downes b. : to arrange or …
32rub along — verb manage one s existence barely I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary • Syn: ↑scrape along, ↑scrape by, ↑scratch along, ↑squeak by, ↑squeeze by • Hypernyms: ↑cop …
33bring off — verb be successful; achieve a goal She succeeded in persuading us all I managed to carry the box upstairs She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it The pianist negociated the difficult runs • Syn: ↑pull off, ↑negociate, ↑ …
34scrape by — verb manage one s existence barely I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary • Syn: ↑scrape along, ↑scratch along, ↑squeak by, ↑squeeze by, ↑rub along • Hypernyms: ↑cop …
35squeak by — verb 1. manage one s existence barely I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary • Syn: ↑scrape along, ↑scrape by, ↑scratch along, ↑squeeze by, ↑rub along • Hypernyms: ↑ …
36scrape along — verb manage one s existence barely I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary • Syn: ↑scrape by, ↑scratch along, ↑squeak by, ↑squeeze by, ↑rub along • Hypernyms: ↑cope …
37scratch along — verb manage one s existence barely I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary • Syn: ↑scrape along, ↑scrape by, ↑squeak by, ↑squeeze by, ↑rub along • Hypernyms: ↑cope, ↑ …
38squeeze by — verb manage one s existence barely I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary • Syn: ↑scrape along, ↑scrape by, ↑scratch along, ↑squeak by, ↑rub along • Hypernyms: ↑cope …
39cope with — verb satisfy or fulfill (Freq. 18) meet a need this job doesn t match my dreams • Syn: ↑meet, ↑match • Hypernyms: ↑cope, ↑get by, ↑ …
40swing out — verb make a big sweeping gesture or movement • Syn: ↑swing, ↑sweep • Derivationally related forms: ↑sweep (for: ↑sweep), ↑swing (for: ↑ …
