英语词汇“make do and mend”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

make do and mend

British

Manage with and repair the possessions one already has rather than buying replacements: the austerity of the war years taught her to make do and mend [as modifier]: the economic crisis sparked a new make-do-and-mend attitude...

He believes the recession will allow us to rediscover some "long-forgotten, old-fashioned values" ... like rationing, perhaps, and learning to "make do and mend".
Thanks to a crafty grandmother who made do and mended when I lived with her as a child, I've got the bug now.
Should the suspected hamstring strain rule the player out for anything up to six weeks, we will have to make do and mend with those currently at the club.

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单词	make do and mend
释义	make do and mend British Manage with and repair the possessions one already has rather than buying replacements: the austerity of the war years taught her to make do and mend [as modifier]: the economic crisis sparked a new make-do-and-mend attitude... He believes the recession will allow us to rediscover some "long-forgotten, old-fashioned values" ... like rationing, perhaps, and learning to "make do and mend". Thanks to a crafty grandmother who made do and mended when I lived with her as a child, I've got the bug now. Should the suspected hamstring strain rule the player out for anything up to six weeks, we will have to make do and mend with those currently at the club. See parent entry: make
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