phrasal verb · neutral
make the best of
/meɪk ðə best əv/MAKE·the·BEST·of
to deal with a bad or difficult situation as well as you can
Examples
“We had no map, but we made the best of the situation and enjoyed the walk.”
“When flights were cancelled, passengers made the best of a bad day by exploring the airport city.”
“She made the best of a difficult childhood by studying hard.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although stranded overnight, the students made the best of the delay by organising impromptu study groups.”
Collocations
- make the best of a bad situation
- make the best of it
- having to make the best of
Word family
Common mistakes
We should make best of it.→We should make the best of it.
She made best the situation.→She made the best of the situation.
Say it for a higher band
5make do→6make the best of→7+make the best of
Synonyms
make the most of
make do
Easily confused
make the most of
“We had little time, so we made the most of our visit.”
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