squeak by

• Verbo frasal que se usa para indicar un éxito, paso o supervivencia apenas logrado en una situación difícil, a menudo por un margen mínimo.

A phrasal verb used to indicate barely managing to succeed, pass, or survive a difficult situation, often by a narrow margin.

incontable · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparable

1. Narrowly succeedinformal

   To barely manage to succeed, pass, or survive a difficult situation.

   salir adelante por los pelos

   • He squeaked by the exam with a score of 51%.
   • The team squeaked by with a last-minute goal.
   • She squeaked by on her rent payment this month.

   Sinónimosscrape bysqueak throughsqueeze by

   Antónimosfail

2. Barely avoidinformal

   To just manage to avoid something unpleasant or dangerous.

   librarse por poco

   • The car squeaked by the truck with inches to spare.
   • He squeaked by the deadline by submitting his report at 11:59 PM.
   • They squeaked by the financial crisis thanks to a small loan.

Verbo basesqueak