make the best of (English, verb)
expansion: make the best of (third-person singular simple present makes the best of, present participle making the best of, simple past and past participle made the best of)
Senses:
glosses: to derive what limited advantage one can (from an unpleasant outcome or situation)
tags: idiomatic
glosses: to use (a resource) as well as possible; to be resourceful
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: makes the best of
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: making the best of
tags: participle
present
form: made the best of
tags: participle
past
form: made the best of
tags: past