English Phrasal Verbs (232/365) - Do Without Something

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In a city of luxury, some do without.

To do without means

A) to manage despite not having something

Example sentences:

• During her unemployment, she had to learn to do without a lot of things she was accustomed to.
• Unfortunately, there are some things I can't do without.

B) to prefer not to have something

Example sentence:

• I can do without your snide remarks, thank you very much!
• There is way too much pepper in this dish. I could do without it.