make\ do\ with

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 income.

Compare: get along
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to manage with or accept smth which is less than one wants or needs, because there is no other choice

Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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