make do

• Sich mit dem behelfen, was vorhanden ist, auch wenn es nicht ideal oder ausreichend ist, oft durch Improvisation oder zweckentfremdete Nutzung.

To manage or cope with what is available, even if it is not ideal or sufficient, often by improvising or using something in a different way than intended.

1. Manage with limited resourcesB2informal

   To manage or get along with what is available, even if it is not ideal or sufficient.

   Auskommen

   • We didn't have enough chairs, so we had to make do with stools.
   • She had to make do with a smaller salary after changing jobs.
   • They made do with the old equipment until the new one arrived.