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We never had a huge squad and we never had a great deal of choice. But in many ways that helps because you've got to make do with what you've got. You don't have too many problems about picking the team you just hope that everyone turns up on the day.
Jack Charlton

Meaning of "make do" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MAKE DO

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAKE DO

make allowances
make an exhibition of oneself
make an honest woman of
make away
make away with
make believe
make capital of
make certain of
make common cause with
make conversation
make ducks and drakes of
make ends meet
make eyes
make eyes at
make fish of one and flesh of another
make for
make free with
make friends
make fun of
make game of

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAKE DO

can-do
Colorado
condo
dado
dildo
do
how do
how do you do
how-do-you-do
how d´ye do
Leonardo
libido
mondo
Orlando
perdendo
privado
tae kwon do
to-do
well-to-do
will do

Synonyms and antonyms of make do in the English dictionary of synonyms

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SYNONYMS OF «MAKE DO»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «make do» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of make do

Translation of «make do» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAKE DO

Find out the translation of make do to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of make do from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «make do» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

凑合
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dar a hacer
570 millions of speakers

English

make do
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्या करना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جعل القيام به
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обойтись
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

se contentar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

করতে পারি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

se contenter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Buat lakukan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

machen Sie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

間に合わせる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

할 수 있도록
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nggawe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm gì
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செய்ய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yapmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

far fare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zadowolić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обійтися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

să se descurce
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

να έχετε να κάνετε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

maak doen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nöja sig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gjør gjøre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of make do

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAKE DO»

The term «make do» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.943 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAKE DO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about make do

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4 QUOTES WITH «MAKE DO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word make do.
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Jack Charlton
We never had a huge squad and we never had a great deal of choice. But in many ways that helps because you've got to make do with what you've got. You don't have too many problems about picking the team you just hope that everyone turns up on the day.
2
Richard Flanagan
God gets the great stories. Novelists must make do with more mundane fictions.
3
Gary Frank
I don't think anyone who has been to Africa comes away untouched by the place. You see a lot of beauty and optimism, but you also come away with an awareness of the huge gulf between what most of us have and what most of them have to make do with. Then, every now and then, a famine or a war makes everything a hundred times worse.
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Peter O'Toole
The good parts are the people who don't make do. They're the interesting people. Lear doesn't make do.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAKE DO»

Discover the use of make do in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to make do and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Make Do and Mend
Covering darning, patching, knitting, and more, this is a nostalgic look at the innovative thriftiness of the 1940s.
‎2013
2
Make Do & Mend - How to Buy a Designer Handbag Whilst ...
The best guide available to keep you in credit and stay stylish. This book stops you splashing the cash.
Kate Battrick, 2007
3
Strange Tales from Make-Do Studio
Fifty-one stories are selected for this English edition. These stories cover a wide range of subjects, such as werefoxes and fish spirits and ghosts and monsters that are personified.
Pu Songling, 2005
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Make Do and Mend: Keeping Family and Home Afloat on War Rations
More than anything else, however, wartime shortages on the domestic front will always be best remembered for the government's anti- waste and 'Make-do and Mend' campaigns. Encouraging people's resourcefulness with salvaging and ...
Various Authors, 2014
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100 Things to Make and Do
100 activities for making all kinds of crafty things. Each activity is explained simply, with clear step-by-step instructions and a picture or photo of the finished project to aspire to.
‎2012
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Collocations in a Learner Corpus
In addition to the six types of confusions listed in the table above, the following confusions occur: do for make (3 times by one learner), take forgive, have for make, do for make, have for take, make for get, have for get, make for give, take for do, ...
Nadja Nesselhauf, 2005
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Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York
16 pulsations per second produce Do' ;* 32 produce a higher sound, named Do' ; 64 make Do'; 128 make Do'; 256 make Do', or MIDDLE Do; 512 make Do'; 1,024 make Do'; 2,048 make Do'; 4,096 make Do'; 8,192 make Do"; and 16,384 ...
‎1848
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Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York
16 pulsations per second produce Dol ;* 32 produce a higher sound, named Do'; 64 make Do'; 128 make Do'; 256 make Do', or MIDDLE Do; 512 make Do'; 1,024 make Do"; 2,048 make Do“; 4,096 make Do'; 8,192 make Do"; and 16,384 ...
New York Academy of Sciences, 1848
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A Collection of Confusible Phrases
... were making up when we arrived. do with something make with something do with something - (also: make do with something) accept smth. although it is not quite adequate or satisfactory: If we can't afford meat we shall have to do with fish .
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2004
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CliffsNotes Spanish I Quick Review, 2nd Edition
yo hago (I make/do) nosotros/nosotras hacemos (we make/do) tú haces (you [ informal] make/do) vosotros/vosotras hacéis (you [informal, plural] make/do) usted (Ud.) hace (you [formal] ustedes (Uds.) hacen (you [formal, make/do) plural]  ...
Ken Stewart, Jill Rodriguez, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAKE DO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term make do is used in the context of the following news items.
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4-H'ers to make do without poultry - The Daily News Online: News
Poultry is not allowed on the fairgrounds because of an outbreak of avian flu in the Midwest. New York's Department of Agriculture & Markets ... «The Daily News Online, Jul 15»
2
6 Things Senators Could Do Instead of Making Us Pay for …
Lots of government workers have to make do while repairs are made to their workplace. Presumably our senators could be just as flexible. «Huffington Post Canada, Jul 15»
3
Benteke signing a gamble for Rodgers
This is not a Mario Balotelli situation where Rodgers is being forced to make do with a player he didn't want and who could not adapt to the ... «ESPN FC, Jul 15»
4
9 Bizarre Snacks to Try for National Junk Food Day
I'll have to make do with the original, good ol' Triscuits. Amy: They're pretty scratchy, but I liked them! (My palate is even less refined because of ... «whotv.com, Jul 15»
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Veteran health concerns • WTVA.com
Vets like John Hoskins say they will have to adjust and make do. "However, I do have to go out of the way. I have to deal with it the best way I ... «WTVA, Jul 15»
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Zach Johnson claims title after four-hole play-off - The Open 2015 …
Irish amateur Paul Dunne, who went into the final round in a tie for the lead, slumped to a closing 78 and had to make do with a share for 30th ... «Eurosport.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Dundee MPs say pay rise will go to 'good causes' - Evening Telegraph
... should be given anything beyond these norms at a time when public sector workers are having to make do with much lower pay increases.”. «Evening Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Your poster guide: A fascinating glimpse into North Korea's 'internet …
All other Norks allowed near a computer have got to make do with what's on this poster, more or less. A poster that Pan snapped when he saw ... «The Register, Jul 15»
9
Director of film on Rabin's assassin: A legend, but not in Israel …
In his movies, Frank didn't make do with delving into the darker recesses of the soul. He was also interested in the human body. He found a ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
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FIFA 16 to feature women players on the cover for the first time - PC …
FIFA 16 is out on September 22 and we'll have a further hands on before then. Meanwhile, we'll have to make do with the console boxes. «PC Gamer, Jul 15»

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