do without

phrasal verb

did without; done without; doing without; does without

: to not have (something) : to live, work, etc., without having (something)

If you can't afford a new car, you'll just have to do without (one).

I don't know how we ever did without computers.

—can/could do without is often used to say that one does not like or approve of something

I enjoy traveling, but I can do without having to wait around in crowded airports.

He was late again. That's the kind of selfish behavior I could do without.

Examples of do without in a Sentence

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The impetus to write this article was a question posed in the Gmail subreddit by a Gmail user whose main account had been compromised, despite having 2FA in place, and wanted to know if setting up a second account could be done without it being compromised by the same threat actor. —Davey Winder, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024

Meanwhile, advocates for people who are homeless in New Orleans say the relocation was done without notice and has disrupted plans to rehouse people. —Amanda Musa, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024

Tribal officials also allege the decision to approve the septage disposal was done without proper consultation with the tribe. —Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2024

So what really struck me was how wonderful his extended family was in telling you exactly the story, and it couldn’t have been done without them. —Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024