make a virtue of necessity
- make a virtue of necessity
make a virtue of necessity
To do as if from a sense of duty (or with a sense of duty called in for the occasion) something unpleasant one is forced to do
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make a virtue of necessity phrase
to pretend that you are doing something because you have chosen to do it and because it will bring you benefits, when in fact it is something that you must do
Thesaurus: to pretend to do or feel something
synonym
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make a virtue (out) of necessity — see
↑virtue
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make a virtue (out) of necessity
: to benefit from something that you are forced to do
When he lost his driver's license, he made a virtue out of necessity and got in shape by riding his bike to work.
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make a ˌvirtue of neˈcessity idiom
to manage to gain an advantage from sth that you have to do and cannot avoid
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She decided to make a virtue of necessity and combined a business trip to Paris with a visit to her cousins there.
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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 virtue of necessity and found a new and interesting life as a teacher./ Compare: MAKE THE BEST OF … Dictionary of American idioms
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 virtue of necessity and found a new and interesting life as a teacher./ Compare: MAKE THE BEST OF … Dictionary of American idioms
make a virtue of necessity — If someone does something commendable, not deliberately but because they have no choice, and pretends to be doing it willingly and happily, they make a virtue of necessity. When, because of the high price of petrol, I decided to walk to… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
make a virtue of necessity — Meaning Origin From Shakespeare s Two Gentlemen of Verona. Second Outlaw 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… … Meaning and origin of phrases
make a virtue of necessity — formal to change something you must do into a positive or useful experience. It s a long way to drive so I thought I d make a virtue of necessity and stop off at some interesting places along the way … New idioms dictionary
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 virtue of necessity and found a new and interesting life as a teacher. Compare: make the best of … Словарь американских идиом
make a virtue of necessity — make a duty into something attractive, make responsibility appear desirable … English contemporary dictionary
make a virtue of necessity — verb 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 banishd man … Wiktionary
make a virtue of necessity — idi to make the best of a difficult or unsatisfactory situation … From formal English to slang
make a virtue of necessity — to pretend that you are doing something because you have chosen to do it and because it will bring you benefits, when in fact it is something that you must do … English dictionary
