MAKE A VIRTUE OF NECESSITY

Meaning of MAKE A VIRTUE OF NECESSITY in English

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.

American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012

MAKE A VIRTUE OF NECESSITY — make a duty into something attractive, make responsibility appear desirable
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MAKE A VIRTUE OF NECESSITY — to manage to gain an advantage from sth that you have to do and cannot avoid
Oxford Advanced Learner's English 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 …
Slang English vocab
MAKE A VIRTUE OF NECESSITY — {v. phr.} Make the best of things as they are; do cheerfully what you do. * /After Mr. Wilson lost …
Словарь английских идиом
MAKE A VIRTUE OF NECESSITY — делать вид, из нужды делать добродетель
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MAKE A VIRTUE OF NECESSITY — делать вид, из нужды делать добродетель
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NECESSITY — I. nə̇ˈsesəd.ē, -ətē, -ˈsestē, -i noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English necessite, from Middle French necessité, from Latin necessitat-, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
VIRTUE — ˈvər(ˌ)chü, ˈvə̄(-, ˈvəi(-, chiefly in southern United States -_chə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English vertu, virtu, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VIRTUE — (n.) A particular moral excellence; as, the virtue of temperance, of charity, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
VIRTUE — — virtueless , adj. — virtuelessness , n. /verr"chooh/ , n. 1. moral excellence; goodness; righteousness. 2. conformity of one's …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NECESSITY — /neuh ses"i tee/ , n. , pl. necessities . 1. something necessary or indispensable: food, shelter, and other necessities of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAKE — make 1 — makable , adj. /mayk/ , v. , made, making , n. v.t. 1. to bring into existence …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAKE — I. ˈmāk verb ( made ˈmād ; mak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English macian; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VIRTUE — noun Etymology: Middle English vertu, virtu, from Anglo-French, from Latin virtut-, virtus strength, manliness, virtue, from vir man — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NECESSITY — noun ( plural -ties ) Etymology: Middle English necessite, from Anglo-French necessité, from Latin necessitat-, necessitas, from necesse Date: 14th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VIRTUE — noun one of the orders of the celestial hierarchy. 2. virtue ·noun excellence; value; merit; meritoriousness; worth. 3. virtue ·noun …
Webster English vocab
NECESSITY — noun the condition of being needy or necessitous; pressing need; indigence; want. 2. necessity ·noun that which is necessary; a …
Webster English vocab
MAKE — vt to be engaged or concerned in. 2. make ·noun a companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife. …
Webster English vocab
VIRTUE — [vir.tue] n [ME virtu, fr. OF, fr. L virtut-, virtus strength, manliness, virtue, fr. vir man--more at virile] (13c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NECESSITY — [ne.ces.si.ty] n, pl -ties [ME necessite, fr. MF necessite, fr. L necessitat-, necessitas, fr. necesse] (14c) 1: the quality or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MAKE — [make] vb made ; mak.ing [ME, fr. OE macian; akin to OHG mahhon to prepare, make, Gk magenai to be …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
VIRTUE — virtue BrE AmE ˈvɜːtʃ uː ˈvɜːt juː AmE \ ˈvɝːtʃ uː ▷ virtue|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
VIRTUE — / ˈvɜːtʃuː; NAmE ˈvɜːrtʃuː/ noun 1. [ U ] ( formal ) behaviour or attitudes that show high moral standards …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NECESSITY — / nəˈsesəti; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] necessity (for sth) | necessity (of sth / of doing sth) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAKE — / meɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( made , made / meɪd; NAmE /) CREATE 1. make …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VIRTUE — vir ‧ tue W3 /ˈvɜːtʃuː $ ˈvɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: virtu …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NECESSITY — ne ‧ ces ‧ si ‧ ty /nəˈsesəti, nɪˈsesəti/ BrE AmE noun ( plural necessities ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
VIRTUE — n. 1 moral excellence; uprightness, goodness. 2 a particular form of this (patience is a virtue). 3 chastity, esp. of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NECESSITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a an indispensible thing; a necessary (central heating is a necessity). b (usu. foll. by of) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
VIRTUE — n. 1 moral excellence; uprightness, goodness. 2 a particular form of this (patience is a virtue). 3 chastity, esp. of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NECESSITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a an indispensible thing; a necessary (central heating is a necessity). b (usu. foll. by of) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MAKE — v. & n. v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VIRTUE — n.1 moral excellence; uprightness, goodness. 2 a particular form of this (patience is a virtue). 3 chastity, esp. of a …
Oxford English vocab
NECESSITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a an indispensible thing; a necessary (central heating is a necessity). b (usu. foll. by of) …
Oxford English vocab
MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1. tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Oxford English vocab
MAKE — I. CARRYING OUT AN ACTION /meɪk/ ( makes, making, made) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VIRTUE — ( virtues) 1. Virtue is thinking and doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong. She could have established …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NECESSITY — ( necessities) 1. The necessity of something is the fact that it must happen or exist. There is agreement on …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VIRTUE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES extol the virtues/benefits etc of sth ▪ a speech extolling the merits of free enterprise …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NECESSITY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES the bare essentials/necessities ▪ Her bag was light, packed with only the bare essentials. COLLOCATIONS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
VIRTUE — (BECAUSE OF) [noun] [U] [formal] - by virtue of because of; as a result ofShe succeeded by virtue of her …
Cambridge English vocab
NECESSITY — [noun] - the need for somethingYou can come early and help if you want to, but there's no necessity. [U]Is …
Cambridge English vocab
VIRTUE — See: BY VIRTUE OF, MAKE A VIRTUE OF NECESSITY.
Slang English vocab
NECESSITY — See: MAKE A VIRTUE OF NECESSITY, OF NECESSITY.
Slang English vocab
NECESSITY — noun 1 fact that sth must happen; sth that cannot be avoided ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute , fundamental ( esp. BrE …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
VIRTUE — n. 25B6; noun the simple virtue of peasant life : GOODNESS, virtuousness, righteousness, morality, integrity, dignity, rectitude, honour, decency, respectability, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
NECESSITY — n. 25B6; noun the VCR is now regarded as a necessity : ESSENTIAL, indispensable item, requisite, prerequisite, necessary, basic, sine …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
VIRTUE — n. 1 morality, high-mindedness, honour, goodness, justness, righteousness, fairness, integrity, right-mindedness, honesty, probity, uprightness, rectitude, decency, worth, worthiness, nobility, character, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
NECESSITY — n. 1 requirement, essential, necessary, requisite, need, prerequisite, basic, fundamental, sine qua non, desideratum, constraint I was marooned for a …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
VIRTUE — See: BY VIRTUE OF, MAKE A VIRTUE OF NECESSITY.
Словарь английских идиом
NECESSITY — See: MAKE A VIRTUE OF NECESSITY, OF NECESSITY.
Словарь английских идиом
NECESSITY — noun BAD : It was then that I felt the necessity to improve my English. GOOD : It was then …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
VIRTUE — сущ. 1) добродетель, достоинство a paragon of virtue ≈ образец добродетели, совершенство добродетели to have a virtue ≈ обладать достоинством …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NECESSITY — сущ. 1) а) необходимость, настоятельная потребность to obviate a necessity ≈ избегать необходимости absolute, dire necessity ≈ крайняя необходимость military …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
VIRTUE — virtue.ogg ʹvɜ:tʃu: n 1. 1> добродетель, нравственность virtue and vice - добродетель и порок cloistered virtue - добродетель, не подвергающаяся …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NECESSITY — necessity.ogg nıʹsesıtı n 1. необходимость, нужда, настоятельная потребность of necessit - по необходимости necessity for a decision - неотложная необходимость …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NECESSITY — 1) необходимость 2) нужда 3) потребность • - absolute necessity - causal necessity - conditional necessity - hypothetical necessity - logical necessity - mathematical necessity - necessity operation - necessity sign - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь

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