do without

British  

verb

1. to forgo; manage without

   I can't do without cigarettes

2. not to require (uncalled-for comments or advice)

   we can do without your criticisms thank you

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do without Idioms  

1. Manage in spite of being without something. For example, They will just have to do without a vacation this year, or There was no telephone in the cabin, but we soon learned to do without. [Early 1700s]

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Example Sentences

That opportunity came with the video for J Balvin’s “Reggaeton,” which they had to sign on to do without being able to do much preparation.

From Los Angeles Times

“All these efforts to spend less, to save more, to discover things you can do without giving in to consumerism, there’s an added benefit, which is a sense of control,” Caro said.

From MarketWatch

I don’t know what I would do without it.

From Los Angeles Times

The key to how this game goes is what they do without Bruno Fernandes, and how they are going to cope without him.

From BBC

That’s a turn of events many Americans could do without as they cope with already high prices for housing, cars, food, healthcare and child care.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• endure
• forgo