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make the best of a bad bargain

make the best of a bad bargain verb: to do as well as one can when faced with difficult circumstances.

Verb

make the best of a bad bargain (third-person singular simple present makes the best of a bad bargain, present participle making the best of a bad bargain, simple past and past participle made the best of a bad bargain)

  1. To do as well as one can when faced with difficult circumstances.

Forms of make the best of a bad bargain

third-person singular presentmakes the best of a bad bargain
present participlemaking the best of a bad bargain
past participlemade the best of a bad bargain
pastmade the best of a bad bargain

Questions about make the best of a bad bargain

What does make the best of a bad bargain mean?
Make the best of a bad bargain means to do as well as one can when faced with difficult circumstances.
What part of speech is make the best of a bad bargain?
Make the best of a bad bargain is a verb.
What is the past tense of make the best of a bad bargain?
The past tense of make the best of a bad bargain is made the best of a bad bargain.

Words near make the best of a bad bargain in the dictionary

  1. make terms
  2. make the angels blush
  3. make the bald man cry
  4. make the bed
  5. make the best of
  6. make the best of a bad bargain
  7. make the best of a bad job
  8. make the best of one's way
  9. make the case for
  10. make the cheese more binding
  11. make the cut

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