How to pronounce “make do and mend”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (British) To follow a philosophy, during World War II, of repairing clothes etc that would normally be discarded due to shortages and rationing.
• (British, idiomatic) Generally, to repair and reuse.
• (British, idiomatic) To make the best of a situation.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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