manage
ma nuhj
- v be successful; achieve a goal
I managed to carry the box upstairs - v be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old - v come to terms with
- v watch and direct
- v achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
- v carry on or function
- v handle effectively
The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well
- Figure out how to manage that chemical violence, he knew, and you could do some ripping-good flying.
- Costumes that manage to be both lush and witty the exaggerated, bunched-crinoline hoop skirts on the court ladies, for example, made me laugh out loud.
- But unlike other foreign execs, he must manage not a company but a national team at a time of national crisis.