What does make-do mean?
Make-do means improvised, makeshift.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
improvised, makeshift.
Even the play-acting of destructive power is only a run-through, or make-do, for the real thing, a way of familiarizing the participants to these roles when the real thing comes along.
Use make-do when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Make-do means improvised, makeshift.
Common synonyms include band-aid, band-aid solution, bodge, cludge.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Even the play-acting of destructive power is only a run-through, or make-do, for the real thing, a way of familiarizing the participants to these roles when the real thing comes along.
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