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

That's the same day the Perseid meteor shower hits its annual peak, but it will be ruined by the lingering sturgeon moon — so make the best of tonight's moonless night sky, which will make all the difference. —Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025

Wilmsen said its team would try to make the best of the situation. —Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2025

Our mission is to make the best of beauty accessible to every eye, lip and face. —Emma Sandler, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025

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

Rhymes for make the best of

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