skate by

To get through something difficult with ease.

Japanese Meaning

大変な状況を、ほとんど苦労せずに乗り切る / 困難をあまり感じずにうまくこなす

They managed to skate by on a shoestring budget and still completed the project successfully.

ほとんど予算がないにもかかわらず、彼らは楽にプロジェクトを切り抜けて成功させた。

Sense（1）

To get through something difficult with ease.

Jeff finds this stuff easy, so he just skates by at work.

skates by

（ present singular third-person ）

skating by

（ participle present ）

skated by

（ participle past ）

skated by

（ past ）