make do

• Arranjar-se ou contentar-se com o que está disponível, mesmo que não seja ideal ou suficiente, muitas vezes improvisando ou usando algo de forma alternativa.

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.

   Virar-se com o que tem

   • 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.