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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Main Entry:bad
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make the best of a bad job
To do one's best in difficult circumstances
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Main Entry:job

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make the best of a bad job british informal phrase
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 difficultysynonym to be patient, and to not complain too muchsynonym
Main entry: job

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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

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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

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