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rub along

vb (intr, adverb)
1. to continue in spite of difficulties
2. to maintain an amicable relationship; not quarrel
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Verb1.rub along - manage one's existence barely; "I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary"
scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by
get by, grapple, make do, cope, manage, contend, deal, make out - come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
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Translations

w>rub along

vi (Brit inf: = manage) → sich durchschlagen (inf); to rub along (together) → recht und schlecht miteinander auskommen
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