resort to sth
— phrasal verb with resort uk/rɪˈzɔːt/us/rɪˈzɔːrt/verb
C2 to do something that you do not want to do because you cannot find any other way of achieving something:
I had to resort to violence/threats to get my money.
[ + -ing verb ] When she didn't answer the phone, I resorted to calling up to her from the street.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Accepting & agreeing reluctantly
- acquiesce
- acquiescent
- bend to sth
- capitulate
- cave in
- come to heel idiom
- compromise
- condescend
- defer
- meet
- meet sb halfway idiom
- not take sth lying down idiom
- philosophical
- relent
- resign
- resort
- sell
- surrender
- swallow
- trade
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