make the best of a bad job

verb

To accept an unfortunate or unpleasant situation and do the best one can.

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Meanings

verbmake the best of a bad job (third-person singular simple present makes the best of a bad job, present participle making the best of a bad job, simple past and past participle made the best of a bad job)

present singular third person makes the best of a bad job · participle present making the best of a bad job · participle past made the best of a bad job · past made the best of a bad job

  1. UKinformalTo accept an unfortunate or unpleasant situation and do the best one can.

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APA

make the best of a bad job. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20the%20best%20of%20a%20bad%20job

MLA

“make the best of a bad job.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20the%20best%20of%20a%20bad%20job. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “make the best of a bad job,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20the%20best%20of%20a%20bad%20job.

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