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
Erasyl	-	Kazakh
Anslow	['ænsləu]
Maighread	-	Scottish
Daniels	-	Latvian
Brandon	['brændən]
ÁSdÍS	-	Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian