make a virtue of necessity

成語所屬單字necessity

make a virtue of necessity — 慣用語

1. To turn a situation you cannot avoid into something positive or useful.

1.慣用語
釋義

把不得已的事變成好事

To turn a situation you cannot avoid into something positive or useful.

例句

Maya made a virtue of necessity by using the long wait to finish her book.

When the flight was cancelled, Diego made a virtue of necessity and explored the airport shops.