make-do
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make-do
(māk'dū')
n., pl., -dos, or -do's (-dūz').
A substitute for something unobtainable at the time; a makeshift.
make-do make'-do' adj.
n., pl., -dos, or -do's (-dūz').
A substitute for something unobtainable at the time; a makeshift.
make-do make'-do' adj.
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Get along with the means available, especially insufficient means. For example, We'll just have to make do with one potato apiece. [c. 1900]
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