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do without

do without

 
See:
do
part of speech: phrase
definition: to go on with one's life or with one's activity without having something or someone that is important or desired, or to live without things in general.
We had to do without electricity for several days because of the storm.People and animals can't do without clean water.Her work is so important that we don't know how we would do without her.During the war, the shops were missing many items, so we learned to do without.