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with good grace

Idioms  
  1. Willingly, pleasantly, as in They had tried hard to win but accepted their loss with good grace. [Mid-1700s] Also see with bad grace.


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"I go with good grace, I go with a smile, and I go proud of everything that we have achieved," he added.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

"I have heard the answer of my parliamentary party to that question, and I accept that answer with good grace."

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

Outside all the chatter, Shaboozey addressed the growing controversy with good grace.

From Salon Nov. 22, 2024

You have every right to object to a painting you did not solicit, and your friend needs to be able to accept that with good grace.

From Slate Jan. 21, 2020

Besides, he was bound to stop the trap and come running down the bank, and she would have to suffer the interruption with good grace.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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