resort tosomething
phrasal verbwithresortverbuk/rɪˈzɔːt/us/rɪˈzɔːrt/
C2
to do something that you do notwantto do because you cannotfindany other way ofachievingsomething:
I had toresorttoviolence/threatsto get mymoney.
[+ -ing verb]When she didn'tanswerthephone, I resorted tocallingup to her from thestreet.
Accepting & agreeing reluctantly
- accede tosomething
- acceptance
- acquiescence
- be resigned tosomethingidiom
- bend tosomething
- bow down tosomeone
- cave in
- concede
- crack
- peace
- philosophical
- resignyourselftosomething
- resignation
- resigned
- resignedly
- settle forsomething
- shoulder
- tolerate
- tradesomethingoff
- yield tosomething