making do
Managing with less
Making do is managing with whatever resources are available, even when they're inadequate or not ideal.
The phrase implies resourcefulness in the face of limitation—you lack the proper tool, ingredient, or circumstance but proceed anyway: We're making do with the old car until we can afford a new one.
There's no butter, so we'll make do with margarine.
- jury-riggedTemporarily fixed with scraps
- get bySurvive with minimal resources
- scrimpSpend very sparingly
- copeHandle difficulties adequately
- muddle throughProceed without clear direction
improvisation · repurposing · adaptability · frugality · tight budget · stretch a dollar · ingenuity · workaround · scrape by · resourcefulness · cobble together · tinkering · DIY ethos · self-sufficiency · fend · patchwork · duct tape · cleverness
- Resourcefulnessresourcefulness, ingenuity, cleverness, inventiveness, problem-solving
- saving moneybudget, savings, discount, sale, coupon
- Depression survivalbread lines, soup kitchens, Hoovervilles, scrimping, darning
- workaroundsworkaround, workarounds, fixes, hacks, quick fix
- doing withoutfasting, rationing, skipping meals, going hungry, abstaining
- improvisingad-lib, ad-libbing, riff, riffing, jamming
making dothriving
Succeeding vigorously
flourishing · prospering · excelling · living well · succeeding
make, made, doing, makeup, maker, making, undone, makeshift, makeover