HyperDic: make_do

English > 1 sense of the expression make do:
VERBsocialmake do, cope, get by, make out, contend, grapple, deal, managecome to terms with
English > make do: 1 sense > verb 1, social
MeaningCome to terms with.
PatternSomebody ----s
Synonymscope, get by, make out, contend, grapple, deal, manage
Narrowerfendtry to manage without help
hack, cutBe able to manage or manage successfully
improvise, extemporizemanage in a makeshift way
scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by, rub alongmanage one's existence barely
Broaderact, movePerform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
Spanishabordar, arreglárselas, conformarse, contender, encarar, grapar, industriarse, ingeniarse, soportar, tramitar, tratar
Catalanabordar, encarar, enfrontar-se, fer front a, plantar cara a, resistir, sortir-se'n, suportar, tramitar

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