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
Phinees-Biblical Greek
Sumit-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi
Aali-Arabic
Apikalia-Hawaiian
VenkaVEN-kahEsperanto
Shekinah-Various