do without

Verb

do without (third-person singular simple present does without, present participle doing without, simple past did without, past participle done without)

1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see do,‎ without.
2. (usually transitive) to manage despite the lack of

   If you are prepared to do without a break in the summer, we could have a really good skiing holiday in winter.

   During the Great Depression, she learned to do without.

   We don't do without breakfast now that we have these portable yogurts.

Further reading

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