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Idiom: Make a virtue of necessity



 
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Idiom: Make a virtue of necessity #1 (permalink) Sat May 27, 2006 12:02 pm   Idiom: Make a virtue of necessity
 

Hello everybody

I am unable to understand one idiom let alone use it in a sentence.(Is it commonly used?)

* Make a virtue of necessity.

Thanks in advance

Tom

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Idiom #2 (permalink) Sat May 27, 2006 13:45 pm   Idiom
 

Hi Tom,

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I am unable to understand one idiom let alone use it in a sentence.(Is it commonly used?)

* Make a virtue of necessity.

The meaning is that you make the best of or see the best in a situation where you have no choice. For example if you have to go on a long journey, you could stop on the way to look at interesting places.

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Idiom: Make a virtue of necessity #3 (permalink) Sat May 27, 2006 13:57 pm   Idiom: Make a virtue of necessity
 

Hi Tom

If I take a little liberty with words then your idiom means,

" If your rape is inevitable, relax and enjoy."

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Idiom: Make a virtue of necessity #4 (permalink) Sat May 27, 2006 14:52 pm   Idiom: Make a virtue of necessity
 

Alvira wrote:
Hi Tom

If I take a little liberty with words then your idiom means,

" If your rape is inevitable, relax and enjoy."

It's an ugly expression, but sometimes we do say, "Lie back and enjoy it," in situations where we can't prevent ourselves from being abused in some way. This is sometimes said when we are being cheated by a bureaucracy, for example.

A more pleasant way to say it is with this proverb: "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade." It means that when life gives you something sour, make it into something sweet.
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