make the best of one's way
make the best of one's way verb: to go by the best possible route.
Verb
make the best of one's way (third-person singular simple present makes the best of one's way, present participle making the best of one's way, simple past and past participle made the best of one's way)
- To go by the best possible route.
- […] you, in this case, are to abandon all thoughts of returning by the northern passage, and are to make the best of your way home-ward, by Cape Horn.1829, John Frederick Dennett, The Voyages and Travels of Captains Parry, Franklin, Ross, and Mr. Belzoni
- Having uttered this soliloquy, and looked after Job till he was to be seen no more, Mr. Weller made the best of his way to his master’s bedroom.1836 March – 1837 October, Charles Dickens, “(please specify the chapter name)”, in The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1837, →OCLC
Forms of make the best of one's way
| third-person singular present | makes the best of one's way |
|---|---|
| present participle | making the best of one's way |
| past participle | made the best of one's way |
| past | made the best of one's way |
Questions about make the best of one's way
- What does make the best of one's way mean?
- Make the best of one's way means to go by the best possible route.
- What part of speech is make the best of one's way?
- Make the best of one's way is a verb.
- What is the past tense of make the best of one's way?
- The past tense of make the best of one's way is made the best of one's way.
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