do without
InseparableThe verb and particle never split. The object always follows the whole phrase.
How to say it
Stress the particle, not the verb: do WITHOUT. Saying “DO without” is the clearest learner tell — the verb stays light and the particle carries the beat.
No pause between the words. /u/ runs straight into /w/ — “do without” is one rhythmic unit with a single stressed beat on the particle.
What it means
To manage in the absence of something.
- “After the power outage, we had to do without electricity for two days.”
- “I could do without the commentary, thanks.”
Similar: manage without, forgo