make the best of

idiom

1

: to use (something) in an effective way

We may not get another chance, so we need to make the best of this opportunity.

2

: to deal with (a bad situation) as well as possible

Life is not very good right now—but let's try to make the best of it.

(British) We're trying to make the best of a bad job.

Examples of make the best of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Maybe one or two in every age group of the best players from France or Portugal helped to make the best of our young players even better. —Liam Tharme, New York Times, 7 June 2025

Until then, Rodgers and the Steelers will try to make the best of a less-than-ideal situation of their own making. —Will Graves, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025

Or might the Bears choose to push their running back shopping further down the road, trusting Johnson’s offensive vision and creativity to make the best of what’s around? —Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025

Those teams that wait till the third day will be forced to make the best of what’s still available, which isn’t an ideal spot to be in at such a critical position. —Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for make the best of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove