make the best of a bad bargain

Verb

Meaning

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)

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

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

3325. Make the best of a bad Bargain. Thomas Fuller (writer)

Close letter words and terms

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