do without
Britishverb
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to forgo; manage without
I can't do without cigarettes
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not to require (uncalled-for comments or advice)
we can do without your criticisms thank you
Example Sentences
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OK, but nobody puts as much thought into their presentation as you do without being interested in the mechanics of stardom.
From Los Angeles Times
There might be many things that Duane could do without in the world, but snow and ice were not among them.
From Literature
Turning to me, Papa said, “Jay Berry, you’ll have to find her; that’s all there is to it. It’s wild onion time, and if she gets a bellyful of those things, her milk won’t be any good for days. We can’t do without milk and butter.”
From Literature
“Aw,” Papa said, turning to pour seed corn into the hopper of the planter, “you probably got scared and just thought you heard something. Besides, if there were monkeys all over the country, I couldn’t do anything about it. I have to get this corn planted. We can do without monkeys, but we can’t do without bread corn.”
From Literature
Besides Sally Gooden, there was one other thing we had around our farm that I thought we could surely do without—that was setting hens.
From Literature
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