Make Do

Yesterday, I wrote about the word spam.  In that article, I used the phrase ‘make do’.    ‘Make do’ means to get by with what you have.  If you don’t have the right tools for the job, but you use other tools to complete the task, you are making do.  Someone who ‘makes do’ is resourceful and can manage without having what they need.

Example:  I was going to make doenjang jjigae (된장찌개), but I forgot to buy pork.  Instead, I had to make do with beef.   

While making the art for this entry, I couldn’t find a perfect picture that was easy to crop.  I had to make do with this one.  Do you have any stories of making do with something that was not ideal?

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Reference:
https://www.theidioms.com/make-do/
https://grammarist.com/usage/make-do-make-due/