make a virtue of necessity
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make a virtue of necessity
verb makes a virtue of necessity · making a virtue of necessity · made a virtue of necessity
- To make the best of a difficult situation; to recast or portray an action or situation in which one has no alternatives as an action or situation which was deliberately chosen on its merits. Indeed, because you are a banish'd man, Therefore, above the rest, we parley to you: Are you content to be our general? To make a virtue of necessity And live, as we do, in this wilderness?
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verb to make the best of a difficult situation
| Español | hacer de la necesidad virtud |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | aus der Not eine Tugend machen |
| Italiano | fare di necessità virtù |
| Ελληνικά | κάνω την ανάγκη φιλοτιμία káno tin anágki filotimía |
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