do without something

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

do without (sth) phrasal verb [ don't without sth does without sth doesn't without sth did without sth didn't without sth done without sth done without sth doing without sth ]
<I > to manage without having something
• There's no mayonnaise left, so I'm afraid you'll just have to do without.
• Thank you Kate, we can do without language like that (= we don't want to hear your rude language).
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Scarce, inadequate and not enough ↑Lacking things
 
• Being on the committee is one involvement I could do without.
• He's an integral part of the team and we can't do without him.
• I don't know what I'd have done without Lizzie when I was ill - she was an absolute treasure.
• We can't afford to fix the car this month, so I guess we'll need to do without it for a few weeks.
• Surely you can do without television for a week?
Main entry: do_{phrasal verb}