Dan wondered: >>...I thought (and have thought for over 60 years) that the expression was "make do", as in make <whatever> _do_ <the task at hand>. Have I been wrong all that time?<< Dan, you've not been wrong. my desktop lexicon (Merriam Webster) indicates that "make do" is "makeshift." your beliefs are solid! - -Chuck (heartbroken when Funk&Wagnals broke up) Igo