| 单词 | to make the best of it |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto make the best of it (a) to make the best of: to derive what advantage one can from (something, esp. something unsatisfactory); to do the best one can with regard to; to exploit to full advantage. Frequently in to make the best of it.See also to make the best of a bad bargain at bargain n.1 7, to make the best of a bad job at job n.2 Phrases 6. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > use or make use of [verb (transitive)] > make the best use of to make the best of1533 economize1828 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > recourse > have recourse to [verb (transitive)] > make do with to make (a) shift1577 to make the best of1692 1533 T. More 2nd Pt. Confut. Tyndals Answere iv. p. vi We shall gesse at hys mynde as nere as we can and make the best of hys mater. 1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus ii. f. 39 I was fayne than to be content to make the best of my shoote that I coulde. 1550 M. Coverdale tr. O. Werdmueller Spyrytuall & Precyouse Pearle xxix. f. lxxviij A vertuous man behaueth hym selfe pacyentlye and well in aduersyte and maketh the beste of it. a1626 F. Bacon Wks. (1861) VI. 459 Carry their commodities where they may make the best of them. 1692 R. L'Estrange Fables vi. 7 The man was willing however to make the Best of a Bad Game. 1745 P. Thomas True Jrnl. Voy. South-Seas 148 We made the best of every little Spurt of Wind. 1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey I. 132 Here am I sitting as candidly disposed to make the best of the worst,..and all runs counter. 1841 J. H. Newman Let. in Corr. (1917) 163 For centuries she [sc. the Church] has been wasting away, because persons have made the best of things and palliated serious faults. 1861 A. Trollope Orley Farm (1862) I. ii. 11 She..took his home as she found it, making the best of it for herself. 1935 Jrnl. Pediatrics 6 115 An attempt..to make the best of a premature baby situation. 1985 J. Wyndham Love Lessons (1986) i. 15 This war really isn't at all bad. We make the best of things, putting our trust in God and Arthur Askey. 1996 Movieline Sept. 66 Marilyn Monroe also knew how to make the best of her qualities. 2005 C. Cleave Incendiary 165 It wasn't very relaxing out there but everyone was making the best of it. That's the British way after all. < as lemmas |
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