Make do
Make do verb - Come to terms with.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Due to the small budgets and short production time, they had to make do with Limited Animation, so most of the effort went to writing the dialogue, often to the point of Narrating the Obvious.
Source: Speech-Centric Work - Henry does get the girl, and the two sail off to Alaska, married and soon to be parents, but Lucy never does regain her short-term memory, and has to make do with receiving a video recap of everything that has happened since the accident when she wakes up each morning.
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Ivy's infamous dominatrix outfit, for instance, now includes a tight little jacket with short tails, meaning players have to make do with seeing only 70% of her boobs and butt hanging out the costume, as opposed to the usual 95%.
Source: Ms Fanservice / Video Games
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Short and Make do. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/make_do/short
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