make-do
adjective
[ meɪkˈduː ]
• makeshift; temporary.
• "make-do shelters dotted the landscape"
make do
• manage with the limited or inadequate means available.
• "Dad would have to make do with an old car"
Similar:
scrape by/along,
get by/along,
manage,
cope,
survive,
muddle through/along,
fare all right,
make the best of a bad job,
improvise,
make ends meet,
keep the wolf from the door,
keep one's head above water,
shift for oneself,
make out,
make the best of,
get by with/on,
put to the best use,
make the most of,
