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making the best of a bad bargain

making the best of a bad bargain is the present participle and gerund of make the best of a bad bargain.

Meaning of make the best of a bad bargain

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.

Questions about making the best of a bad bargain

What is making the best of a bad bargain the present participle and gerund of?
Making the best of a bad bargain is the present participle and gerund of make the best of a bad bargain.

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

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

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