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virtue

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BY VIRTUE OF, MAKE A VIRTUE OF NECESSITY.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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make a virtue of necessity

[make a virtue of necessity] {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 Dictionary of American Idioms

by virtue of

[by virtue of] also [in virtue of] {prep.} On the strength of; because of; by reason of. * /By virtue of his high rank and position, the President takes social […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Virtue is an award for itself. A man excels the virtue, if he serves never receiving an award. www.english-slang.com

make the best of

[make the best of] {v. phr.} To do something you do not like to do and not complain; accept with good humor. * /The girl did not like to wash […] A Dictionary of American Idioms