A make-do and mend attitude runs throughout and the Laidlaw trait of knowing one's place is of the utmost importance.

雷德洛全家透出一种将将就就的生活态度，且贵在有自知之明。

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Rationing during and after World War II gave rise to the make do and mend ethos that saw many people exercise their ingenuity to feed and clothe themselves.

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So it is alarming that the whole Afghan operation has a make-do-and-mend feel to it.

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It has adopted a policy of make-do-and-mend rather than investing in new rails and signals.

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