settle for

British  

verb

1. (intr, preposition) to accept or agree to in spite of dispute or dissatisfaction

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settle for Idioms  

1. Accept or be satisfied with as a compromise, as in He really wanted a bigger raise but decided to settle for what they offered. [Mid-1900s]

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Example Sentences

They had to settle for a field goal on their final possession after Green Bay's Micah Parsons sacked quarterback Jared Goff on third down.

From Barron's

At a cost of almost £200m, it looks like one or other must settle for a place on the bench.

From BBC

With all the work Dugalic has done on her low-post game over the offseason, she can’t settle for floating around the perimeter.

From Los Angeles Times

“She’s been an animal down there in the low post, and I want her to hunt for that. I don’t want her to settle for playing on the perimeter when she’s got a whole lot more tools in her toolbox that she’s not accessing.”

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a joke, sure, but it also nails the metaphor: gravy is what you get when fortune tips your way; beans are what you settle for when it doesn’t.

From Salon