arreglárselas

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /areˈɡlaɾselas/ [a.reˈɣ̞laɾ.se.las]
• Rhymes: -aɾselas
• Syllabification: a‧rre‧glár‧se‧las

Verb

arreglárselas (first-person singular present me las arreglo, first-person singular preterite me las arreglé, past participle las arreglado)

1. (idiomatic) to cope, to make do, to get by, to get along, to manage

   Synonyms: apañarse, componérselas, ir tirando, valérselas

Further reading

• “arreglárselas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10