Make+poor
51make haste slowly — Cf. L. festina lente, make haste slowly; after SUETONIUS Augustus xxv. 4. nihil autem minus perfecto duci quam festinationem temeritatemque convenire arbitratur. crebro itaque illa iactabat: σπεῦδε βραδέως, he [Augustus] thought that haste and… …
52poor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. indigent (see poverty); inferior, faulty, unsatisfactory, imperfect, defective; humble; weak, flimsy. See insufficiency, imperfection, disease.Ant., rich, wealthy. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Lacking …
53make do — {v. phr.} To use a poor substitute when one does not have the right thing. * /John did not have a hammer, and he had to make do with a heavy rock./ * /This motel isn t what we wanted, but we must make do./ * /Many families manage to make do on… …
54make do — {v. phr.} To use a poor substitute when one does not have the right thing. * /John did not have a hammer, and he had to make do with a heavy rock./ * /This motel isn t what we wanted, but we must make do./ * /Many families manage to make do on… …
55make\ do — v. phr. To use a poor substitute when one does not have the right thing. John did not have a hammer, and he had to make do with a heavy rock. This motel isn t what we wanted, but we must make do. Many families manage to make do on very little… …
56make\ do\ with — v. phr. To use a poor substitute when one does not have the right thing. John did not have a hammer, and he had to make do with a heavy rock. This motel isn t what we wanted, but we must make do. Many families manage to make do on very little… …
57make no bones — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To have no doubts; not to worry about right or wrong; not to be against. Used with about . * /Bill makes no bones about telling a lie to escape punishment./ * /The boss made no bones about hiring extra help for the… …
58make no bones — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To have no doubts; not to worry about right or wrong; not to be against. Used with about . * /Bill makes no bones about telling a lie to escape punishment./ * /The boss made no bones about hiring extra help for the… …
59make\ no\ bones — v. phr. informal 1. To have no doubts; not to worry about right or wrong; not to be against. Used with about . Bill makes no bones about telling a lie to escape punishment. The boss made no bones about hiring extra help for the holidays. 2. To… …
60make ends meet — pay the bills, have enough to pay the expenses Although the Millers are poor, they make ends meet …
