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necessity is the mother of invention phrase

used for saying that people find ways to do what they have to or get what they need

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Main entry: necessity

proverb when the need for something becomes imperative, you are forced to find ways of getting or achieving it

— used to say that new ways to do things are found or created when there is a strong and special need for them

Main Entry: ↑mother

necessity is the mother of invention — see ↑mother, 1

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neˌcessity is the ˌmother of inˈvention idiom

(saying) a difficult new problem forces people to think of a solution to it

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