make the best of a bad situation

to do as well as possible under conditions that are not satisfactory The only way to survive being jailed is to make the best of a bad situation.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Janey	['dʒeini]
Bobbi	BAH-bee	English
Boitumelo	-	Southern African, Tswana
Martita	mahr-TEE-tah	Spanish
Kuwat	KOO-waht	Indonesian, Javanese
Albanus	-	Ancient Roman