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Difficulty - Acceptance & Relief

Dive into English idioms regarding acceptance and relief, like "throw in the towel" and "the calm after the storm".

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to come to terms with something

to gradually learn to accept or deal with something unpleasant

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to grin and bear something

to accept or tolerate a difficult or undesirable situation that one cannot change without complaint

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necessary evil

an unpleasant thing that requires acceptance in order for a certain thing to be achieved

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to leave well alone

to not try to interfere or make changes in a situation or with something that is already functioning satisfactorily to avoid causing unnecessary problems

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to let somebody or something be

to avoid getting involved with a person or thing or stop bothering them

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to let something roll off one's back

to not allow negative things such as an unfair criticism, etc. to have any effect on one

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life goes on

said to a person after they have an unpleasant or sad experience to encourage them to keep on living as they used to

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load off one's mind

something that is finally dealt with and does not bother one anymore

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to snap out of

to regain control of oneself after being in a bad mood or emotional state

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to take something on the chin

to accept unpleasant or difficult things or situations, such as criticism or misfortune, without complaining

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that is the way the cookie crumbles (in the market)

said after an unfortunate event to mean one must accept the situation as it is

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the calm after the storm

a peaceful time when things has improved following a period of difficulty, stress, or chaos

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the calm before the storm

a time when everything seems peaceful or fine before serious problems arise

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the end of the world

a situation that is an absolute disaster or is the worst thing that could possibly happen

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the show must go on

used for saying that one must continue an activity, performance, etc. despite any problem or difficulty

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that is the way the ball bounce

used to say that one cannot control everything as bad things happen regardless

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to throw in the towel

to accept the fact that one has been defeated

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put that in one's pipe and smoke it

used for telling someone to accept and consider something as true or valid, usually after a disagreement or argument

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to live from day to day

to experience life in the present moment and focus less on long-term plans or financial preparations

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