reconcile (oneself) to (something)
reconcile (oneself) to (something)
To accept or come to terms with something one must deal with, especially an undesirable, difficult, or troubling situation or set of circumstances. We had finally reconciled ourselves to a life without children, when against all odds Linda managed to become pregnant! I've reconciled myself to never truly loving my job.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
reconcile oneself to something
to grow to feel comfortable with an undesirable or challenging situation. John reconciled himself to living alone. Anne reconciled herself to having to wear glasses.
See also: reconcile
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- reconcile oneself to
- get (something) over with
- get it over with
- get out of jail free card
- take it one day at a time
- take it/things one day at a time
- take things one day at a time
- land up in (something)
- in a cleft stick
- in the grip of something