make do with something

The audience made do with tablecloths that were too short.

She made do with the jeans and sweater she'd been wearing.

In the end, I made do with a pick.

The local police made do with a few rooms in there.

I made do with peripheral vision, which, after all, is the next best thing.

He felt thirsty, and hungry, but made do with water.

In the end he made do with a note.

By 1997, at the 297 corporations in the survey, upper management made do with 280 square feet.

We finally made do with a patch of flat ground and set to work making camp.

That same year, Schrempp made do with about $2 million.