manage
verb (SUCCEED) /ˈmæn.ɪdʒ/Definition
B1 [I or T] to succeed in doing something, especially something difficult: [+ to infinitive] Did you manage to get any bread? I only just managed to finish on time. A small dog had somehow managed to survive the fire. I can't manage all this work on my own. Don't worry about us - we'll manage! Can you manage dinner on Saturday? (= Will you be able to come to dinner?)mainly UK I'm afraid I can't manage the time (= I'm too busy) to see you at the moment.Coping and not copingDealing with things or peopleTolerating and enduringSucceeding, achieving and fulfilling › [I] to succeed in living on a small amount of money: After she lost her job, they had to manage on his salary.Budgeting and saving money
(Definition of manage verb (SUCCEED) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a penny saved is a penny earned idiom
- balance verb
- budget verb
- cut corners idiom
- cutback noun
- economize verb
- economy drive noun
- economy pack noun
- economy-sized adjective
- false economy noun
- in/out of pocket idiom
- on a shoestring idiom
- pinch pennies idiom
- price-conscious adjective
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- put/lay sth on/to one side idiom
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