get on

— Phrasal Verb with get

/get/ verb (present participle getting, past tense got, past participle got, US gotten)

Definition

mainly UK (mainly US get along)

› If two or more people get on, they like each other and are friendly to each other: I never knew that Karen didn't get on with Sue.

› to deal with a situation, especially successfully: How's Frank getting on in his new job?

(Definition of get on from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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