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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