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take the bad with the good

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take the bad with the good

to accept the unpleasant parts of a situation as well as the pleasant parts Bringing up children certainly has its problems, but you learn to take the bad with the good.

See a bad apple, leave a bad taste in mouth, turn up like a bad penny

See also: bad, good, take