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Make do vs. Make due

Make do

/ˈmeɪk duː/
To manage with what is available even if not ideal or sufficient

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Make due

/meɪk djuː/
To manage or endure a situation with limited resources or under challenging circumstances

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Ways to tell them apart:

etymology
  • Make do means to manage with what is available, whereas make due is commonly mistaken and doesn't have standard usage in English.
  • Think of make do as makeshift, which is about getting by with what you have.
  • Make due might sound like a logical term, but due generally refers to timing or something owed, not improvisation.
  • The correct phrase when dealing with limitations or insufficient resources is make do.
  • Remember, do in make do refers to getting something done despite constraints.
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