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

The Conservative Rochford District Council leader Danielle Belton, who proposed a four-council model, said the decision from Westminster "isn't ideal" but "we will make the best of it".

From BBC

Sir Chris said the Tour de 4 charity event had given him "something positive to find in a really difficult situation and try to make the best of it".

From BBC

I would just have to make the best of it.

From Literature

"It's hard right now, so we might as well try to make the best of it," he told AFP.

From Barron's

“I know this situation isn’t what either of you wanted, but I hope you both make the best of it,” Mom said.

From Literature