Make do synonyms | phrases

Phrases with similar meaning for Make do

• make ends meet

  scrape along
• ad-lib

  make up, improvise
• short-lived

  temporary, lasting only a short while
• do off top of head

  make up
• do offhand

  make up, improvise
• speak off the cuff

  make up, improvise
• play it by ear

  improvise
• eke out existence

  take care of
• stay alive

  take care of
• hit-or-miss

  temporary
• quick-and-dirty

  temporary
• make-do

  temporary, stopgap
• ad hoc

  temporary, lasting only a short while
• pro tempore

  lasting only a short while
• ad interim

  lasting only a short while
• pro tem

  lasting only a short while
• for the time being
• short-term
• short-range
• fare all right

  scrape along
• shift for oneself

  scrape along
• ad lib
• speaking off the cuff
• play by ear
• keep going
• scrape along or by

  manage
• get by with

  make the best of
• put to the best use

  make the best of
• be all right
• do all right
• fend for oneself
• weather the storm
• support oneself
• to manage
• to exist
• to contend
• making out
• winging it
• staying alive
• lend a hand
• keep alive
• keep from falling
• play games
• playing games
• take the helm
• run the show
• pull strings
• call shots
• scratch a living
• scratch out a living