débrouiller

Il dit que nous nous débrouillions de manière brillante.
He says we're coming along just brilliantly.
Nous nous débrouillions si bien.
We were doing so well.
Durant la journée, nous nous débrouillions tous seuls, en cueillant de la nourriture sur un arbre (des mangues ou des goyaves).
During the day we would fend for ourselves, plucking food from a tree—mangoes, guavas.
Avant la crise, nous nous débrouillions bien ; maintenant, nous n'arrivons plus à joindre les deux bouts.
We used to manage before the crisis; now we don't make ends meet.
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