Question

گلیم خود را از آب کشیدن

Answer 1

to (be able to) manage one's own affairs

to fend for youeself

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get by

This is what I always hear from my native friends in the following context

Do you know German?

just as much as I could get by 

get by

 

phrasal verb of get

 

1. manage with difficulty to live or accomplish something.

   "he had just enough money to get by"

Answer 2

1. shift/fend for oneself

to get along by oneself; to support oneself.

Ex: I'm sorry, I can't pay your rent anymore. You'll just have to shift for yourself.

When I became twenty years old, I left home and began to fend for myself.

 

2. Paddle one's own canoe

to do something by oneself; to be alone.

Ex: I've been left to paddle my own canoe too many times.

Sally isn't with us. She's off paddling her own canoe.

 

3. Keep the wolf from the door

to maintain oneself at a minimal level

Ex: We have a small amount of money saved, hardly enough to keep the wolf from the door.

Answer 3

keep sb's head above the water