phrasal verb · neutral
make the most of
UK/meɪk ðə məʊst əv/US/meɪk ðə moʊst əv/MAKE·the·MOST·of
use something fully or to the best advantage
Examples
“I wanted to make the most of the exchange year, so I joined several clubs and travelled on holidays.”
“Make the most of your free time to improve your English before university starts.”
“She made the most of the internship by asking to work on different projects.”
Band 8 sentence
“I decided to make the most of the scholarship year by taking modules outside my major and attending networking events.”
Collocations
- make the most of + noun (time/opportunity/chance)
Word family
Common mistakes
make most of→make the most of
make the most from→make the most of
Say it for a higher band
5use→6take advantage of→7+make the most of
Synonyms
take full advantage of
Easily confused
take advantage of
“She took advantage of the quiet morning to finish the report.”
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