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  1. Spanish (Spain)
  2. /Reacting and replying (¡cuánto tiempo!, ¡cómo no!, ya veremos)
  3. /ir tirando

ir tirando

ir tirando
to get by, to be getting along (so-so)
From Lesson 476:Reacting and replying (¡cuánto tiempo!, ¡cómo no!, ya veremos)·Spanish (Spain)

Usages of ir tirando

¿Cómo va el trabajo? — Bueno, vamos tirando.
How is work going? — Well, we're getting by.
Con este sueldo vamos tirando, pero no ahorramos nada.
With this salary we get by, but we don't save anything.
¿Y tu madre? — Va tirando, gracias.
And your mother? — She's getting by, thanks.

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