How to pronounce “make a virtue of necessity”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (idiomatic) 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.

Practice Nearby Words

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