Necessity is the mother of invention
Difficult situations force people to find clever solutions.
Cái khó ló cái khôn.
Hoàn cảnh ngặt nghèo buộc người ta nghĩ ra cách hay.
Necessity is the mother of invention
Examples
With no printer, she photographed each page — necessity is the mother of invention.
Không có máy in, cô ấy chụp ảnh từng trang — cái khó ló cái khôn.
The whole product came out of a shortage. Necessity is the mother of invention.
Cả sản phẩm này ra đời từ cảnh khan hiếm. Cái khó ló cái khôn.
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