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

Ms Campbell said she has to decide what items her children can "do without" until she can afford them.

From BBC

Then we put it out on social media … It was more of a test, like, ‘What can two people do without a crew, and without money?’

From Los Angeles Times

Life has a way of taking things from us that we think we can’t do without.

From Los Angeles Times

Projects that he calls “vanilla knitting,” like scarves or hats, are easy enough to do without looking down at the needles while he’s in a meeting or reading emails.

From New York Times

But overall, Mr. Russell could not do without Congress.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• endure
• forgo