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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
BŁAŻEj	BWAH-zhay	Polish
Wim	VIM (Dutch), WIM (Dutch)	Dutch, German
Aten	AH-tən (English)	Egyptian Mythology
Jens	YENS (Danish)	Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
IzidÓRa	-	Hungarian (Rare)
JĀNis	-	Latvian