make do and mend

Language: en

Meaning: (British)To follow aphilosophy, duringWorld War II, ofrepairingclothesetc that would normally be discarded due toshortagesandrationing.2000Ina Zweiniger-Bargielowska - Austerity in Britain: Rationing, Controls, and Consumption, 1939-1955The 'make do and mend'campaign was the Board of Trade's central propaganda effort directed at housewives. It gave advice on preservation, renovation, and repair of clothing and other household goods.; (British,idiomatic)Generally, torepairandreuse.; (British,idiomatic)Tomake the best ofa situation.

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