do without

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

Idioms and Phrases

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]

Example Sentences

Onana is the one he has decided he is willing to do without.

From BBC

They are eligible for asylum in Canada because they have immediate relatives who are legal refugees in the country, but can only file their claim at the land border - and US officials insist that they will only be released if they enter Canada by air, which they can't do without a visa, their US lawyer told the BBC.

From BBC

"Rather than simply taking phones away, I think the first step should be teaching students what they can do without them," says Seo Min-joon, an 18 year-old high schooler who has been speaking up against the smartphone ban.

From BBC

Major League Baseball can do without all the “Mr. November” jokes, so the league took a creative step last year: a flexible start date for the World Series.

From Los Angeles Times

They had to do without the great Will Skelton for the first and for much of the second Test, while their best player, Rob Valetini, was fit for just 40 minutes of the whole series.

From BBC

Related Words

• endure 
• forgo