make a virtue of somethingto get an advantage from a situation that you cannot change, usually a bad one 利用某事物,将某事物化为优势〔常指无法改变的不利条件〕 She made a virtue of her acting limitations by joking about them. 她拿表演上的不足自嘲,化不利为有利。
→ make a virtue of something at virtue(2)