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resign yourself to sth

Phrasal Verb with resign
 
 
/rɪˈzaɪn/ verb [I, T]

Definition

to make yourself accept something that you do not like because you cannot easily change it: He resigned himself to living alone.
(Definition of resign yourself to sth from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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