make the best of a bad job

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make the best of a bad job

verb makes the best of a bad job · making the best of a bad job · made the best of a bad job

  1. UK, informal To accept an unfortunate or unpleasant situation and do the best one can.

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make the best of a bad job. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/make%20the%20best%20of%20a%20bad%20job

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@misc{make_the_best_of_a_bad_job_2026,
  title = {make the best of a bad job},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/make%20the%20best%20of%20a%20bad%20job},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}