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make-do
[meyk-doo]
noun
plural
make-dossomething that serves as a substitute, especially of an inferior or expedient nature.
We had to get along with make-dos during the war.
adjective
used as a substitute; makeshift.
make-do curtains.
Word History and Origins
Origin of make-do1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
“Full Time” is canny enough to understand that many people’s make-do existences are ready-made for compassionate thriller-ization.
A flick of a match, and the make-do candle is lit.
And its make-do culture, using whatever is at hand, which often led to comical scenes in settings like museums.
Because of higher costs and limited supplies in the massive, remote state, they embrace an interdependent and make-do ethos to the benefit of their Buddhist community, she said.
The make-do attitude is common these days around Jackson.
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