make the best of a bad job



make the best of a bad job

Prov. to try to salvage something from a ruined situation. When the dry cleaners ruined Mrs. Anderson's coat, they made the best of a bad job by offering to buy her another one.
See also: bad, job, make, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Dmitar-Croatian, Serbian
Manus-Irish
Crispus-Ancient Roman
WinstonWIN-stənEnglish
AmÁLia-Hungarian, Portuguese, Slovak
Midha-Arabic