What does make shift mean?
Make shift means A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution..
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/ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft/ · noun
A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution..
And I am not a model clergyman—only a decent makeshift.
Hoboism cannot be cured or prevented by makeshifts or by local measures and efforts, although community interest naturally is vital in dealing with a problem that comes home to every community.
They used the ledge and a few branches for a makeshift shelter.
Hodgson was able to introduce Arsenal teenager Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for his debut late on as this makeshift England line-up closed out a victory that was solid for the most part without ever threatening to be spectacular.
The first US service members to die in the conflict between the US and Iran were killed by a direct Iranian strike on a makeshift operations center at a civilian port in Kuwait on Sunday morning local time, a source familiar with the situation told CNN.
Greene the coneycatcher, of this dream the author, / For his dainty devise deserveth the halter. / A rakehell, a makeshift, a scribbling fool; / A famous bayard in city and school: / Now sick as a dog, and ever brain-sick, / Where such a raving and desperate Dick?
Use make shift when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Make shift means A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution..
Common synonyms include jury-rigged, stopgap, impermanent, temporary.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
And I am not a model clergyman—only a decent makeshift.
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