done with

do with (something)

To cope or manage to do something without all the resources that one would ideally like to have. We don't have all the spices we need for this recipe, but since the weather is so bad, we're just going to have to do with what we have.

done with (someone or something)

Finished with someone or something; no longer involved with someone or something. I've been working on this essay for hours now, so I'm just going to write the conclusion and be done with it. That group has been a really negative influence in my life, so I've decided that I'm done with them altogether.
See also: done
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

done with

finished with someone or something. Mary is done with Bill. She has found another boyfriend. I can't wait until I'm done with school forever. I agree. I'll be glad when we are done with all these exams.
See also: done
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • do with
  • do with (something)
  • make do
  • make shift
  • think (someone or something) is fit for (someone or something)
  • think fit for
  • in a pinch
  • add to
  • add to (something)
  • be ideally placed
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