- make do with
- (smth) - substitute one thing for another
If there is no cream for the coffee, we'll have to make do with milk.
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make do with
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make free with — (something) to use something a lot, even when it does not belong to you. I won t have him in my house, making free with my whiskey … New idioms dictionary
make acquainted with — index forewarn, notice (give formal warning) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make away with — index dispatch (put to death), distrain Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make free with — index assume (seize) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make off with — index carry away, despoil, hijack, hold up (rob), loot, pilfer, poach Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
make up with — make peace with, forgive and forget … English contemporary dictionary
make away with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms make away with : present tense I/you/we/they make away with he/she/it makes away with present participle making away with past tense made away with past participle made away with make away with something to… … English dictionary
make off with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms make off with : present tense I/you/we/they make off with he/she/it makes off with present participle making with past tense made off with past participle made off with make off with something to escape with… … English dictionary
make\ do\ with — 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… … Словарь американских идиом
make\ haste\ with — • hurry on with • make haste with v. phr. To make rapid progress in an undertaking. Sue promised to hurry on with the report and send it out today … Словарь американских идиом
make do with — verb to get along with whatever is available The recipe calls for exotic mushrooms, but well have to make do with ordinary ones. See Also: make do … Wiktionary
