Hannah
Could everyone let me know the meaning of this sentence?
<em>"He wanted to take two weeks' holiday, but had to </em><em style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">content himself with one</em><em> because the office was so busy."</em>

I'm confused the meaning of this sentence. Did he end up with a holiday or still has to work?

Thank you all.
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التعليقات · 5
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He had to 'content' himself here means he had to accept the fact/satisfy himself with only a one week holiday
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3
He was only allowed one week of holiday instead of two. He had to “content” himself with just one week. It could also read “had to settle for one week”.
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1
He had a holiday but only one week
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Like posted by others here, that means he had to be content, or satisfied, with just the one and not the two.
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He had to settle for one week holiday even though he wanted two weeks holiday initially 
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Hannah
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