make a virtue of necessity
To make the best of a difficult situationTo 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.
» We will make virtue a necessity.
Meaning
1 senses(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.
aus der Not eine Tugend machen
Examples
8 sentencesWe will make virtue a necessity.
She made a virtue of necessity.
deSie machte aus der Not eine Tugend. — Esperantostern
One must make a virtue of necessity.
Why not make a virtue of necessity?
deWarum nicht aus der Not eine Tugend machen? — mhr
You have to make a virtue of necessity.
deMan muss aus der Not eine Tugend machen. — Esperantostern
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
makes a virtue of necessity, making a virtue of necessity, made a virtue of necessity, made a virtue of necessity| Base form | make a virtue of necessity · to make a virtue of necessity |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | makes a virtue of necessity |
| Present participle | making a virtue of necessity |
| Past simple | made a virtue of necessity |
| Past participle | made a virtue of necessity |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | make a virtue of necessity |
| he, she, it | makes a virtue of necessity |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | made a virtue of necessity |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have made a virtue of necessity |
| he, she, it | has made a virtue of necessity |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will make a virtue of necessity |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle