Get by and Peter

Get by

Get by verb - To meet one's day-to-day needs.
Usage example: working at night paid my college tuition and enabled me to get by—but just barely

Peter is an antonym for get by.

Peter

Peter noun - Disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope.

Get by is an antonym for peter.

Nearby Word: pete

Both terms in one sentence

  • A comedy film from 1994, starring Peter and David Paul (The Barbarian Brothers).Peter and David Falcone are two twin brothers trying to get by and start a restaurant of their own.
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Peter and Get by. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/get_by/peter
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