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hinkriegen (v.t.)
   to manage, do (sth); fix, mend, cure

Ich werde hier übernachten, habe aber leider kein frisches Hemd und keine Zahnbürste dabei, aber das werden wir schon irgendwie hinkriegen.
I'll spend the night here. Unfortunately I don't have a fresh shirt or a toothbrush with me, but somehow we'll manage.
Wie kriegt sie das bloß immer hin?
I just don't know how she does it.
Ich wusste ganz klar, ich muss etwas tun, doch ich habe es nicht hingekriegt. (Google-Boss Eric Schmidt über sein Versagen im Fall Facebook)
I knew that I had to do something, and I failed to do it. (Google boss Eric Schmidt on his failure to buy Facebook)
Das haben wir gut hingekriegt.
We made a good/nice job of it. - We did very well.

Related:
mit etw zurechtkommen to manage sth
schaffen to accomplish, manage (to do sth)

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