roll with the punches

Idioms  

1. Cope with and withstand adversity, especially by being flexible. For example, She'd had three different editors for her book, each with a different style, but she'd learned to roll with the punches. This term alludes to the boxer's ability to deflect the full force of an opponent's blow by adroitly moving his body. [Mid-1900s]

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Example Sentences

"Sometimes you have to roll with the punches," he says.

From BBC

One of Dad’s signature speeches starts out with him criticizing the phrase roll with the punches.

From Literature

“As adults we can roll with the punches and come out with a great story afterwards,” Whitten said.

From MarketWatch

Britain’s royal family learned to roll with the punches long ago.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I think the culture of our school is we roll with the punches because you can’t fight this,” Ochoa said.

From Los Angeles Times