do with

do with idiom
Put up or manage with, as in I can do with very little sleep. [Early 1800s] Also see can do with; have to do with.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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