COPE
PHRASES
► MIXING THE MEDICINE able to cope with any situation → 1945 US Western usage (Bk.)
VERBS
► FACE THE MUSIC to cope bravely with an unexpected emergency → c1880 colloq.
► GET ONE’S TEETH INTO to start to cope effectively with a problem, etc. → 1984 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► HACK ► HACK IT to cope with; to accomplish or manage successfully → 1952 Amer. sl.
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