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· make do
verb
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
"We got by on just a gallon of gas"
Similar words
contend
cope
deal
get by
grapple
make out
manage
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).