squeak by vs make do

squeak by and make do both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
squeak by	No	No	Yes	No
make do	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, make do is a hypernym of squeak by; that is, make do is a word with a broader meaning than squeak by:

squeak by: manage one's existence barely
make do: succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

Other hypernyms of squeak by include contend, cope, deal, get by, grapple, make out, manage.

squeak by (verb)	make do (verb)
escape	succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
manage one's existence barely