english
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Phrase(s): learn to live with something Fig. to learn to adapt to something unpleasant or painful. • Finally the doctor told Marion that she was going to have to learn to live with her arthritis. • The floor plan of the house we bought is not as spacious as we had thought, but we will learn to live with it.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Get used to or accustom oneself to something that is painful, annoying, or unpleasant. For example, The doctor said nothing more could be done about improving her sight; she'd just have to learn to live with it, or Pat decided she didn't like the new sofa but would have to learn to live with it.
American Heritage Idioms