What does "make do" mean?

To manage with less To cope with what is available despite it being inadequate.

How do you use "make do" in a sentence?

We'll have to make do. I'll make do with this. Make do and mend.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

含义: To manage with less

将就、凑合

Arreglárselas, apañarse

あるもので間に合わせる

있는 것으로 때우다, 그런대로 해내다

To cope with what is available despite it being inadequate.

尽管不够用也用现有的东西应付。"Make do and mend"是二战时期英国的口号，意思是用现有的东西修补凑合。

Apañarse con lo que hay aunque sea insuficiente. "Make do and mend" fue un eslogan británico de la Segunda Guerra Mundial sobre reparar y reutilizar.

不十分であっても手元にあるもので何とかやりくりすること。「Make do and mend（あるもので間に合わせ修繕する）」は第二次大戦中のイギリスのスローガン。

부족하더라도 가진 것으로 어떻게든 해결하다.

Base verb: make

Particle: do

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

We'll have to make do.
我们只能将就了
Tendremos que apañarnos
あるもので何とかするしかない
있는 것으로 때울 수밖에 없다.
I'll make do with this.
我用这个凑合吧
Me las apañaré con esto
これで間に合わせる
이걸로 그냥 때울게.
Make do and mend.
能省则省，能补则补
Arréglate con lo que tengas
あるもので工夫しなさい
있는 것으로 아껴 쓰고 고쳐 써라.

语境: coping, frugality, sufficiency

语气: pragmatic

From making something do or suffice.

Era: Traditional

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal