make do with

In miserable contrast, the below-average Gilded Age American had to make do with a pair of shoes and a melting block of ice.

This phase is often called bootstrapping, meaning when firms make do with few resources.

However, the Pontiff had been too busy and they had been forced to make do with an audience with one of his cardinals.

mr tien said there was no reason to guarantee civil servants an iron rice bowl , when others had to make do with a chipped porcelain bowl.

Whilst many Gunners were hoping for a football man to fill the void left by Edelman, it appears they will have to make do with just a fan.

It was tough making ends meet on the island, and many families had to make do with a lot less than what they were used to back in England.

Japanese firms, which have had to make do with less power since the earthquake, were particularly eager.

Conversely, the less attractive women "may have to make do with what they have, hence the longer relationships" , he said.

So we have to make do with this furniture. As long as the children are small, anyway. It doesn't make sense to replace it.

she said she would rather be a single parent than make do with an unhappy marriage.

For the time being they had to make do with scrawling the words "Home Sweet Home" all over filthy windows out of boredom.

You make do with it if I have no law of input in Chinese.

Not a problem for games in the West but I'll be surprised if Indians can complete the game given the crappy ISPs we have to make do with.

I'm going to have to make do with what she's got and with whatever I can earn from future books.

In the absence of such a bank the world will have to make do with the current system.

Make do with second best There is so much variety that you never have to make do with second best.

We were late for supper and had to make do with a few cold buns.

We were in a hurry , so we had to make do with a quick snack.

The high supply response of African farmers, who have to make do with a poor infrastructure and imperfect markets, is evident in niger.

While most of us have to make do with a handful of fragrant soapy foam, the Welsh actress smears on truffles and caviar.

For now, they will have to make do with seeing him locked up without the fireworks of a trial, still guarding his biggest secrets.

Before the banking crisis, she could make do with her salary as a sales assistant at Trilogia, a clothing store and gallery.

There is so much variety that you never have to " make do with second best" .

However, small and medium enterprises usually make do with a limited budget for modernizing their IT infrastructure and assets.

So now that we know we have to make do with this existing technology, we have to look for a better solution.

As a child, I had to make do with virtual camping: devouring the wonderful nature books that my own children now love.

Lacking the means to conduct proper investigations, the police often make do with signed confessions after brutal interrogations.

According to recent reports, the BBC will have to make do with annual increases below retail-price inflation, less than it asked for.

But it may be possible to delay ordering the new boats by several years, and to make do with three submarines rather than the current four.

However, sometimes a can of pepper spray isn't readily available and a smart girl must make do with whatever is around.

Indian firms must typically make do with slugs of spectrum half the size of those issued to peers in less crowded countries.

Kitchen range hood, microwave ovens, rice cookers are using does not become a grandmother make do with doing lunch.

Either the labels will have to make do with less, or other firms, such as the mobile operators, will have to pitch in.

You might be newly laid off, retired, or a student, homemaker , or entrepreneur who has to make do with less.

I think Americans have to stop the throw-away consumerism, spend less on rubbish they do not need and make do with less.

So we have to make do with knowing thing like the color and the malleability and the density and so forth.

" Girls " on the toilet next to my Mom and Dad's bedroom, you have to make do with the kitchen of the pool about it.

i only got one lunch box . we ' ll have to make do with it.

In all, we had to make do with what was at hand.

They, it seems, must make do with YouTube footage, and the great sporting moments of others.

The focus in the near future to speed up residence category of idle land put to use again, to make do with the application.

We don't have enough information for our financial plan, but it's due tomorrow. I'm afraid we'll just have to make do with what we have got.

We run out of coffee, so we'll have to make do with tea.

Many Latinos still feed their pets table scraps: three-quarters of Mexican hounds make do with leftover bits of burrito.

With no UEFA Champions League football to play, Liverpool will probably have to make-do with the current squad and the Europa League.

There is so much variety thatyou never have to make do with second best.

The national security adviser has always had to make do with humble and compact quarters.

Fans of the London 2012 Olympic Games will have to make do with pink, green and baby blue.

They all slashed by half their personality and weaknesses, and then make do with only the full.

However, sometimes a Louisville Slugger isn't available but a smart girl will make do with something else.

When meeting the lunch rush hour, many people converge around the micro-wave oven, or you have to make do with the half-cold meal.

Others, particularly those in the armed forces told they must make do with much less cash, might beg to differ.

We have to make do with the small room for the night.

Those French people without holiday homes often make do with "holiday villages" .

Today, she's long-term unemployed andhas to make do with a tiny one-bedroom in the Bronx.

Rita: It's all right. I'll just have to make do with my allowance.

We will have to make do with the little money we have now .

Come on, Honey, not mentioning the Chinese restaurant. You just make do with it.

And their kids? Well, their kids just make do with whatever emotional crumbs they get.

She'll make do with the old typewriter until the new one arrives.

The center's food reserves lasted only for two days and the pandas had to make do with rice porridge on the third day, said Zhang.

We have plenty of logs already. Let's just make do with the ones we have.

margin They have always had to make do with relatively small profit margins.

"I don't see why she should have everything when there are so many who have to make do with makeshift weddings. "

Even large towns must make do with meagre dispensaries and most lack doctors.

If you're stranded in the rainforest you have to make do with whatever food is available, no matter how unpalatable.

The ancients had to make do with twisted ropes and sinews.

So Galinis, an unemployed retail worker, will make do with what's in her apartment.

Now he had to make do with ibuprofen and fortitude.

There's no meat, so we'll have to make do with potatoes.

While others make do with ice cubes, here you get glacier ice on the beach.

Then we'll have to make do with the cooked food.

Jason: You're right. Chrissy, you're just gonna have to. . . make do with these credit cards the way they are.

There's no meat in the house, so we'll just have to make do with potatoes.

I'll make do with a hot dog in the snack bar.

You'll have to make do with cold meat for dinner.

make do with sth She will make do with the old typewriter until the new one arrives.

You'll have to make do with this timber.

But, alas, Rapunzel must make do with blond locks.

But I can not, I can not let you make do with me, so life is not what I want.

America must make do with second place, with around 223m users according to Nielsen, an internet-ratings company.

I had to make do with my old PC last week.

I don't have time to cook today, so we will just have to make do with instant noodles.

Don't worry about preparing any more food. The guests will be here in ten minutes, so we will just make do with what we have.

EVEN with two wars to wage, the Pentagon has to make do with less in hard times.

Often the financial manager has to make do with raw data supplied by specialists in product design, production, marketing, and so on.

they'd have to make do with taxis.

She can't afford a new coat and so will have to make do with the old one.

If I can't have the real thing, I can make do with the imitation.

I didn't have time to buy any food today. You'll have to make do with the left - over cold meat from yesterday.

If I can't have the real thing, I can make do with the imitation.

I didn't have time to buy any food today. You'll have to make do with the left - over cold meat from yesterday.

No, I can't make do with these tools.

We'll just have to make do with what we've got.

Since I am not yet of an age to invent, I must make do with telling a tale.

I think I can make do with this coat for the winter.

I can make do with this handbag for some time.

If we can't get limes, we'll have to make do with lemons.

We 'll have to make do with what we can find.

I think we can make do with a simple Veritas.

Why don't you try and make do with what you have?

We were able to make do with the materials we already have. make do with

make do with biscuits for lunch