Everyday English
work with what you have
use the available resources
To work with what you have means to make the best use of the resources that are available.
Hear it in real life
Should we wait for the proper equipment?
No, let us work with what we have and get started.
We did not have much time, so we worked with what we had.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We worked by what we had.
Say: We worked with what we had.
The preposition in this expression is “with.”
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How it fits in a sentence.
work with what you have; worked with what we had
Your turn: say it out loud
We did not have much time, so we worked with what we had.
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work with what you have
use the available resources
“We did not have much time, so we worked with what we had.”
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