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make the best of a bad job

make the best of a bad job verb: to accept an unfortunate or unpleasant situation and do the best one can.

Verb

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

  1. (UK, informal) To accept an unfortunate or unpleasant situation and do the best one can.

Forms of make the best of a bad job

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

Questions about make the best of a bad job

What does make the best of a bad job mean?
Make the best of a bad job means to accept an unfortunate or unpleasant situation and do the best one can.
What part of speech is make the best of a bad job?
Make the best of a bad job is a verb.
What is the past tense of make the best of a bad job?
The past tense of make the best of a bad job is made the best of a bad job.

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

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

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