do without someone

do without someone
do without (someone/something) to manage to work or act without someone or something.

I guess I'll just have to learn how to do without your help.

They have relied on Henry for so long, I wonder how they will do without him.

Usage notes: often used in the form not do without someone or something:

My driver really annoys me, but I know I can't do without him.

Related vocabulary: go without something

New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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