arreglárselas — meaning in English

English meaning

• bootstrap verb To start and grow a business or project using only your own money and revenue, without outside investment.
• manage verb To be in charge of running something, such as a business, team, or project.

Senses

arreglárselas is used for these senses in English:

• bootstrap To help (oneself) without the aid of others.
• do without (mostly, transitive) To manage despite the lack of.
• get along (intransitive, idiomatic) To survive; to do well enough.
• make ends meet (idiomatic) To have enough money to cover expenses; to get by financially; to get through the pay period (sufficient to meet the next payday).
• manage (ambitransitive) To achieve (something) without fuss, or without outside help.

bootstrap — full definition

1. verb To start and grow a business or project using only your own money and revenue, without outside investment.
2. verb In computing, to start up a computer or system by loading a small initial program that then loads the rest.
3. noun A loop of leather or fabric at the back of a boot, used to pull it on.

manage — full definition

1. verb To be in charge of running something, such as a business, team, or project.
2. verb To succeed in doing something, especially something difficult.
3. verb To handle or cope with a situation, resource, or problem.

Related Spanish words