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The phrase "made do" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to mean that a person found a way to make something work or to manage/get by with something even though it wasn't ideal. For example: We had limited supplies for the project, so we had to make do with what we had.
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made do
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Past of make do
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"We made do.
I made do.
So I made do.
I made do with an Old-Fashioned.
She made do with substitutes.
But we decorated and made do".
Skinny made do with carrying himself.
"He made do with what he has".
Since then Paris has made do with visiting productions.
They lived in tiny apartments and made do with basics.
I bought what was in the market and made do.
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