faire de nécessité vertu

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛʁ də ne.se.si.te vɛʁ.ty/
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Verb

faire de nécessité vertu

  1. to make a virtue of necessity; to do what one must without complaint; to grin and bear it, to put on a brave face, to make the best of a bad job, to take the rough with the smooth
    Il faut faire de nécessité vertu. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    On n'a pas d'autre choix que de faire de cette nécessité une vertu. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

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