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
Wilson	['wilsn]
Ashraqat	-	Arabic
Adger	['ædʒə]
Aravind	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil
Olamide	-	Western African, Yoruba
Rees	-	Welsh