Submit to the present evil, lest a greater one befall you.

Some bad situations are the price of avoiding worse ones, and accepting them is a judgement rather than a defeat. The cost you can see now is often smaller than the cost of the fight you would have to have in order to escape it. Telling those two apart is most of practical wisdom.

When something is galling but survivable, work out honestly what the alternative would cost in money, time and relationships. If the answer is more, take the smaller loss on purpose rather than resentfully. Choosing it changes how it sits with you.