"faire de nécessité vertu" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /fɛʁ də ne.se.si.te vɛʁ.ty/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-faire de nécessité vertu.wav
Head templates: {{fr-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 Synonyms: faire bonne mine à mauvais jeu, faire contre mauvaise fortune bon cœur, prendre les choses comme elles viennent, prendre son mal en patience, prendre sur soi, serrer les dents
    Sense id: en-faire_de_nécessité_vertu-fr-verb-Jmfl~Vxg Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "word": "faire bonne mine à mauvais jeu"
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          "word": "faire contre mauvaise fortune bon cœur"
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          "word": "prendre les choses comme elles viennent"
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      "word": "prendre les choses comme elles viennent"
    },
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