He will have to make do with an old car.
Is "do" a noun in the sentence above?
He will have to make do with an old car . No, it's not a noun. "Make + do" are inseparable and (according to my grammar) best treated as a complex verb.
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He will have to make do with an old car.
No, it's not a noun.
"Make + do" are inseparable and (according to my grammar) best treated as a complex verb.
Other similar idioms include "have done with", "make do with" and "put paid to".