make do

• Arreglárselas o conformarse con lo que hay disponible, aunque no sea ideal o suficiente, a menudo improvisando o usando algo de forma no prevista.

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.

   arreglárselas con lo disponible

   • 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.