make the best of it

Idioms  

1. Also, make the best of a bad bargain. Adapt as well as possible to a bad situation, bad luck, or similar circumstances, as in Jeff ended up in a cabin without his friends, but decided to make the best of it, or She got the worst possible position, but Dad told her to make the best of a bad bargain. The first term dates from the first half of the 1600s. The second appeared in John Ray's proverb collection of 1670 and coexisted for a time with variants such as make the best of a bad game and make the best of a bad market, which have died out.

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Example Sentences

But he added: "We do need to make the best of it".

From BBC

“Mom and Dad are talking about moving to Newfoundland, where Dad can get another shipping job. They’ve been trying to make the best of it. Talking about all the benefits of living somewhere else, all the hassles of Churchill we’ll be leaving behind. I’ve been doing my best to get on board.”

From Literature

The French would have preferred to be off his knee as well, but no one knew how, so everyone tried to make the best of it.

From Literature

“If you’re willing to put in the effort ... you can make the best of it.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I am on your boat quite by accident, for which I apologize. We shall have to make the best of it.”

From Literature