make do, v.
freq. cnt. 1
freq. cnt. 1
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 26 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
contend cope deal get by grapple make do make out manage
sample sentences
"We got by on just a gallon of gas""They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
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