making a virtue of necessity

A form of make 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.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of make a virtue of necessity
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