The make do and mend campaign was the Board of Trades central propaganda effort directed at housewives. It gave advice on preservation, renovation, and repair of clothing and other household goods.
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Make Do and Mend — Origin West Hartford, Connecticut, United States Genres Post Hardcore, Melodic Hardcore Years active 2006 – present Labels Panic Records … Wikipedia
make do and mend — British, old fashioned to manage with less than you would like, by repairing old things instead of buying new ones. Our family never had any new furniture. We just had to make do and mend … New idioms dictionary
make do and mend — Make the best use of what one has … A concise dictionary of English slang
Make and mend — is the term used in the Navy (notably Commonwealth of Nations navies) for an afternoon off . It is derived from the time of sailing ships when sailors would, occasionally but regularly, be allowed time to make and mend their uniforms, which were… … Wikipedia
make and mend — noun Britain : a period (as an afternoon) given the hands on a ship for work on their clothing or as a period of leisure without set duties : half holiday make and mends were granted in celebration of the royal birthday … Useful english dictionary
make — [c]/meɪk / (say mayk) verb (made, making) –verb (t) 1. to bring into existence by shaping material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress. 2. to produce by any action or causative agency: to make trouble. 3. to cause to be or become; render: to… …
make — make1 W1S1 [meık] v past tense and past participle made [meıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(produce)¦ 2¦(do)¦ 3¦(cook)¦ 4¦(cause)¦ 5¦(force)¦ 6¦(mark/hole etc)¦ 7 make it 8 make the meeting/the party/Tuesday etc 9¦(achieve something)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
make — v 1. fabricate, manufacture, produce, mint; construct, build, assemble, set up; erect, elevate, raise, rear, put up; mold, form, fashion, model, shape, frame; create, invent, originate, devise, contrive, compose, write, put together; cast, block … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
make headway — Synonyms and related words: achieve success, advance, ameliorate, amend, arrive, be a success, break through, come along, come on, come through, cover ground, cut a swath, develop, do well, enjoy prosperity, farewell, foot, gain, gain ground,… … Moby Thesaurus
mend — vb Mend, repair, patch, rebuild are comparable when they mean to put into good or fitting order something that is injured, damaged, or defective. Mend basically implies a freeing from faults or defects {mend your manners} {the wound mended… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
