make the best of a bad job
- make the best of a bad job
make the best of a bad job (informal)
To do the best one can in unfavourable circumstances
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make the best of a bad job
To do one's best in difficult circumstances
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to accept a bad situation and deal with it in the best way that you can
They’re not going to change their minds, so we’ve got to make the best of a bad job.
Thesaurus: to try to deal with a problem or difficulty
synonym to be patient, and to not complain too much
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to accept a bad or difficult situation and do as well as you can
Useful english dictionary.
2012.
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make the best of a bad job — British informal to accept a bad situation and deal with it in the best way that you can They re not going to change their minds, so we ve got to make the best of a bad job. • See: make the best of it … English dictionary
make the best of a bad job — work to achieve positive results from a negative situation … English contemporary dictionary
make the best of it — make the best of a bad job british phrase to accept a bad or difficult situation without complaining and try to deal with it as well as you can There was no one to help me, so I just had to make the best of it. Having missed his train, he decided … Useful english dictionary
make the best of it — or make the best of a bad job British to accept a bad or difficult situation without complaining and try to deal with it as well as you can There was no one to help me, so I just had to make the best of it. Having missed his train, he decided to… … English dictionary
make the best of something — make the best of sth/it | make the best of things | make the best of a bad job idiom to accept a bad or difficult situation and do as well as you can Main entry: ↑bestidiom … Useful english dictionary
make the best of things — make the best of sth/it | make the best of things | make the best of a bad job idiom to accept a bad or difficult situation and do as well as you can Main entry: ↑bestidiom … Useful english dictionary
make the best of — phrasal 1. : to use or dispose of to the best advantage could never make the best of his opportunities 2. : to regard or treat (something unsatisfactory or unfavorable) as favorably as possible make the best of a bad bargain * * * make the best… … Useful english dictionary
make the best of something — make the best of (something) British, American & Australian, British & Australian to try to think and act in a positive way when you have to accept a situation which you do not like but cannot change. The room they ve given us is too small really … New idioms dictionary
make the best of — (something) British, American & Australian, British & Australian to try to think and act in a positive way when you have to accept a situation which you do not like but cannot change. The room they ve given us is too small really, but we ll just… … New idioms dictionary
make the best of — do as well as possible in a bad situation He has really made the best of his time since beginning his new job … Idioms and examples
