necessity

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MAKE A VIRTUE OF NECESSITY,

OF NECESSITY.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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make a virtue of necessity

[make a virtue of necessity] {v. phr.} Make the best of things as they are; do cheerfully what you do. * /After Mr. Wilson lost all his money, he made […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[of necessity] {adv. phr.} Because there is no other way; because it must be; necessarily. * /Being a professional actor of necessity means working nights and Sundays./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[make the best of] {v. phr.} To do something you do not like to do and not complain; accept with good humor. * /The girl did not like to wash […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[virtue] See: [BY VIRTUE OF], [MAKE A VIRTUE OF NECESSITY]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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