cope with

Deal with it

To cope with something is to manage or deal with it, especially something difficult or unpleasant: She's learning to cope with her diagnosis, How do you cope with stress?

The phrase implies effort and endurance rather than easy success—you cope with problems, not pleasures.

Related

fight · resilience · power through · combat · fortitude · grit · endure · strive · weather the storm · adaptability · rise above · confront · perseverance · resolve · self-regulation · reframing · resourcefulness · tackle

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Opposites
psychological resilience

cope withbreak down

Fail mechanically or emotionally

fall apart · buckle under · give in to · go to pieces · lose it

engagement vs. avoidance

cope withavoid

Stay away from

evade · escape · shirk · duck · sidestep

control and agency

cope withlose control

Fail to maintain composure

flounder · founder

Family

with, withdraw, cope, withhold, withstand, coping, coped, withstanding, withstood

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Top 20,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G