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
HinrichHIN-rikhLow German
Yating-Chinese
Sunniva-Norwegian
Jagdish-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Aki (2)ah-keeJapanese
Ilike-Hungarian