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
İLhamİ	-	Turkish
Hand	[hænd]
Georgius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Mieszko	MYESH-kaw	Polish
Jeannot	zha-NO	French
Yavor	-	Bulgarian