We had no car, so we made a virtue of necessity and walked.
make a virtue of necessity
idiomTo make the best of a difficult situation; to recast or portray an action or situation in which one has no alternatives as an action or situation which was deliberately chosen on its merits.
Since the flight was cancelled, we made a virtue of necessity and spent an extra day exploring the city.
Faced with a limited budget, the architect made a virtue of necessity by using reclaimed materials to create a unique, modern aesthetic.
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cannot make it
Cannot reach satisfactory or expected standards or do something competently; describes someone in a hopeless situation.
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doctors make the worst patients
It is difficult to advise people on subjects that they are experts on.
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dormitive virtue
A type of tautology in which an item is explained in terms of the item itself, only put in different (usually more abstract) words.
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enough to make a cat laugh
Very outlandish or outrageous.
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enough to make the angels weep
Something so distressing that it causes one to lose hope and faith.
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fine feathers make fine birds
Something that appears beautiful or good is by definition beautiful or good.
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it takes all kinds to make a world
Diversity is essential: the world would be incomplete if everyone were alike; an expression of surprise at a person or people's eccentricity.
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it takes two to make a quarrel
It takes two or more people to cause a quarrel; one cannot blame an argument entirely on the other side.