お茶を濁す | [おちゃをにごす, ochawonigosu] (exp, v5s) (1) to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; (2) to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; (3) to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; (4) to make do with [Add to Longdo] |
パシる;ぱしる | [pashi ru ; pashiru] (v5r) (sl) (See ぱしり) to make do errands; to set to scutwork [Add to Longdo] |
間に合わせる | [まにあわせる, maniawaseru] (v1) (1) to make do; to manage (with something); to make shift; (2) (See 間に合う) to (make) get done on time; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
済ます | [すます, sumasu] (v5s, vt) (1) to finish; to get it over with; to conclude; (2) to settle; to pay back; (3) (often with で) to get along (without something); to make do with (without); (P) [Add to Longdo] |
駄目を押す | [だめをおす, damewoosu] (exp, v5s) (See 駄目押し・1) to make sure; to make doubly sure [Add to Longdo] |
万全を期す | [ばんぜんをきす, banzenwokisu] (exp, v5s) to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure [Add to Longdo] |