make the best of a bad situation

to do as well as possible under conditions that are not satisfactory The only way to survive being jailed is to make the best of a bad situation.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Eastman	['i:stmən]
AdÉLard	-	French (Quebec)
Zehra	-	Turkish
Ghoncheh	-	Persian
Hoebaer	huy-BER	Limburgish
Lan	-	Chinese, Vietnamese