do without
phr. v..phr. v.. to manage or live your life without something that you usually have or need.
phr. v.. to manage to survive or function in the absence of a specific resource or person; often used in contexts of necessity or forced austerity.
We will have to do without sugar for a few days.
If the bus doesn't come soon, I'll just have to do without a coffee this morning.
The expedition was forced to do without their primary communication equipment after the storm damaged the satellite uplink.
- Particles
- without
- Separability
- inseparable
- Pattern
- do + without + object
usually followed by a noun or a gerund representing the missing item or activity.
contrast with 'go without', which is very similar but often implies a more serious or physical lack, whereas 'do without' focuses on the ability to manage the situation.
I can't do without of my phone.I can't do without my phone.'without' is a preposition here, so adding 'of' after it is grammatically incorrect.