make do with

Odds are, you could make do with a much less expensive car that you can buy outright, rather than going into debt for it.

Sutton: Without a shadow of a doubt, he will want to come in and put his own stamp on the team, and bring his own players in but, until that happens, he will have to make do with the players already at United.

There’s also frustration among other frontline staff who are having to make do with much less.

For now, viewers will have to make do with imagining just what might have happened in Rio and Agatha’s past to foster their strained relationship — at least until the pair are reunited.

NIF had to make do with a laser that could pump out two megajoules of energy.