do without

do without
go without & do without
to manage while not having any of something that is needed; to not have any of something. •

We were a poor family and usually went without.

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I didn't have enough money to buy a new coat so I did without.

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or[go without] {v.} 1. To live or work without (something you want); manage without. * /Ann said that she likes candy, but can do without it./ * /We had to go without hot food because the stove was broken./ 2. To live or work without something you want; manage. * /If George cannot earn money for a bicycle, he will have to do without./ Compare: GET ALONG, GET BY.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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