make the best of en · VERB
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To derive what limited advantage one can (from an unpleasant outcome or situation).
So make the best of this test and don't ask why It's not a question, but a lesson learned in time
1997, Green Day, “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)”, in Nimrod, Reprise Records:
- (idiomatic) To use (a resource) as well as possible; to be resourceful.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| makes the best of | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| made the best of | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| made the best of | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| making the best of | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |