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
SevİL-Turkish
RomulusRAWM-yə-ləs (English)Roman Mythology
Mariloumer-i-LOO (English), mar-i-LOO (English)French, English, Dutch
Kealoha-Hawaiian
KrisKRIS (English)English, Danish
Urh-Slovene