get it how one lives

Verb

idiomatic

(African-American Vernacular, idiomatic) To achieve wealth or success by any means necessary.

Japanese Meaning

どんな手段を用いても、富や成功を掴むこと

この地区では、人々は家族を養うために昼夜を問わず働き、どんな手段を使ってでも富や成功を手に入れることを学ぶ。

Sense（1）

(African-American Vernacular, idiomatic) To achieve wealth or success by any means necessary.

gets it how one lives

（ present singular third-person ）

getting it how one lives

（ participle present ）

got it how one lived

（ past ）

gotten it how one lived

（ participle past ）