Learn English – Meaning of “I’ll make due” eggcornmeaning When someone says "I'll make due" what does it mean? Best Answer The idiom is actually “to make do”, and it means to work with what you have, to continue somehow despite an impediment or non-ideal circumstance. It uses do in the sense of “suffice”, as in “That’ll do”. Related SolutionsLearn English – What does this mean: “I’ll be with you in a minute” Well usually this is used when speaking face-to-face, and is taken to mean I'm occupied right now, and I'll speak to you in some (short period of) time. Not exactly one minute, but a short enough time. Similar usage to "Just a second" or "Gimme a sec" If on the phone, it should probably mean he'll call back after a minute or so. Updated: As @Martha says - On the phone, this would likely mean you should hold. The correct statement if he intends to ring you back would be "I'll get back to you in a minute". Learn English – What does “I’ll go you one better” mean This is a friendly colloquial expression which is used in two ways (you have correctly stated one of them in your question). A willingness to provide something even more than requested — Please could you tell me the way to the city centre? — I'll go you one better, and drive you there. — Do you know in which year the Berlin wall fell? — I'll go you one better: I know the exact date and time. A response which is similar to but greater than a previous statement by another person — My computer was running very slowly today. — I'll go you one better, mine stopped working entirely. Related TopicLearn English – Meaning of “have an agenda”Learn English – What does “I’ll kill that cat” in the play Dinner for One meanLearn English – Is “make due” now considered acceptable
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The idiom is actually “to make do”, and it means to work with what you have, to continue somehow despite an impediment or non-ideal circumstance.
It uses do in the sense of “suffice”, as in “That’ll do”.