coulddowith (past participlecould have done with)

1. Toneed something that would bebeneficial.

   Icould do with a torch, if you've got one.

   The fencecould do with another coat of paint.

   Your soncould do with a good talking to!

   That cutter is no good to me now. Icould have done with it yesterday.

   • 2019 October 19, Robert Kitson, “England into World Cup semi-finals after bruising victory over Australia”, inThe Guardian, London:Guardian News & Media:

     Jonescould still do with Jonny May, the scorer of the first two of England’s four tries, recovering swiftly from an apparent hamstring tweak but in Sinckler and his young flankers, Tom Curry and Sam Underhill, the coach has some steadily improving individuals.

• The negative forms are consideredcan do without,could do without, andcould have done without, but in fact they occur in quite different semantic situations.

• could do without
• can do with,can do without
• could have done with,could have done without