make do

[make do] {v. phr.}

To use a poor substitute when one does not have the right thing.

* /John did not have a hammer, and he had to make do with a heavy rock./

* /This motel isn't what we wanted, but we must make do./

* /Many families manage to make do on very little income./

Compare: GET ALONG.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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