单词 | make-do |
释义 | make-do[ meyk-doo ] / ˈmeɪkˌdu / SEE SYNONYMS FOR make-do ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural make-dos.something that serves as a substitute, especially of an inferior or expedient nature: We had to get along with make-dos during the war. adjectiveused as a substitute; makeshift: make-do curtains. Origin of make-doFirst recorded in 1890–95 Words nearby make-domake bricks without straw, make capital out of, make conversation, make demands on, Makedhonia, make-do, make ends meet, make eyes at, makefast, make fast work of, make for Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Idioms and Phrases with make-domake do Get along with the means available, especially insufficient means. For example, We'll just have to make do with one potato apiece. [c. 1900] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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