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Meaning of "make the best of" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MAKE THE BEST OF

make the best of play
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAKE THE BEST OF

make peace
make position
make ready
make sail
make sense
make short shrift of
make short work of
make someone a present of something
make sure
make the acquaintance of
make the best of a bad job
make the cut
make the fur fly
make the grade
make the most of
make the running
make time
make tracks
make tracks for
make up one´s mind

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAKE THE BEST OF

a bit of
abreast of
at the cost of
at the request of
get the best of
grow out of
in light of
in point of
in the event of
in the midst of
keep out of
make a clean breast of
make the most of
on account of
on the part of
on the point of
out of
sort of
take account of
the best part of

Synonyms and antonyms of make the best of in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «make the best of» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAKE THE BEST OF

Find out the translation of make the best of to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of make the best of from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «make the best of» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

做最好的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hacer el mejor de
570 millions of speakers

English

make the best of
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

का सबसे अच्छा बनाने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تحقيق أفضل من
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сделать лучшее из
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fazer o melhor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভাল করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tirer le meilleur parti de
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Buat yang terbaik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

machen das Beste aus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

を最大限に活用
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

최선 을
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nggawe sing paling apik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm tốt nhất của
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறந்தது செய்யுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्कृष्ट बनवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

En iyisini yapmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fare il meglio di
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jak najlepiej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зробити краще з
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

face cel mai bun de
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κάνουν το καλύτερο του
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

maak die beste van
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

göra det bästa av
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gjøre det beste ut av
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of make the best of

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAKE THE BEST OF»

The term «make the best of» is very widely used and occupies the 3.475 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAKE THE BEST OF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about make the best of

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10 QUOTES WITH «MAKE THE BEST OF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word make the best of.
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Nina Arianda
I don't really know what 'American' is. I know what Ukrainian is. We're happy Slavic people. We're not Dostoyevsky Slavic people. There's this sense of 'pick it up, get your hands dirty, make the best of it, celebrate.'
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Ed Asner
I don't know who made the Earth. I woke up one morning, and it's here. I make the best of it.
3
Julian Baggini
Nature deals the cards without thought or care, and there is no point in blaming the dealer. All we can do is make the best of the hands we have been dealt.
4
Victoria Beckham
I'm not a supermodel. I make the best of what I've got.
5
Tracie Bennett
But I've always tried to make the best of fear, then, because without fears there's no art.
6
Jean-Luc Bilodeau
I try to make the best of everything.
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James Cagney
You know, the period of World War I and the Roaring Twenties were really just about the same as today. You worked, and you made a living if you could, and you tired to make the best of things. For an actor or a dancer, it was no different then than today. It was a struggle.
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Maria Callas
That is the difference between good teachers and great teachers: good teachers make the best of a pupil's means; great teachers foresee a pupil's ends.
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Maria Callas
Good teachers make the best of a pupil's means; great teachers foresee a pupil's ends.
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Edwin Hubbel Chapin
The creed of a true saint is to make the best of life, and to make the most of it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAKE THE BEST OF»

Discover the use of make the best of in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to make the best of and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Make the best of it
"Piglet learns to make the best of things by cooking up a sweet surprise"--P. [4] cover.
Catherine McCafferty, 2000
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Making the Best of a Bad Decision: How to Put Your Regrets ...
Join pastor and bestselling author Erwin Lutzer as he shows you how to make the best of even your worst decisions and move forward into a better future.
Erwin W. Lutzer, 2011
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Make the Best of the Rest of Your Life
A GUIDE TO HAPPY, HEALTHY AGING. Make the Best of The Rest of Your Life presents the latest information on body and brain in an easy to read format, sprinkled with inspirational quotes, real life experiences and funny stories.
Geri O'Neill, 2010
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How to Make the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life
-Mark Victor Hansen and Art Linkletter So how do we ensure that our bodies remain fit, our minds alert and creative, our finances stable-even growing-throughout our senior years?
Mark Victor Hansen, 2006
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Getting Everything Backwards: Trying to Make the Best of It
"Getting Everything Backwards" is a perfect read for those times when you know you're never going to be the best you can be for others, so you might as well spend time with someone who's trying to look it, if not be it, for you.
Ken Willidau, 2012
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Make the best of it,” or practical suggestions, on the ...
MAKE. THE. BEST. OF. IT. CHAPTER. I. He is to make the best of the powers of his mind. 11 has been aptly said that the mind is its own world. It may be a desert dismal with ignorance and vice, or a garden rich and beautiful with the fruits of ...
John PUGH (B.A.), 1858
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'Make the best of it', or, Practical suggestions on the ...
MAKE. THE. BEST. OF. IT. CHAPTEE. I. He is to make the lest of the powers of his mind. It has been aptly said that the mind is its own world. It may be a desert dismal with ignorance and vice, or a garden rich and beautiful with the fruits of ...
John Pugh, 1858
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Early American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
B159 To make the Best of a bad market (bargain) (varied) 1703 Penn-Logan Correspondence 1.183: I . . . hope to make the best of a bad market. a1731 Cook Bacon 320: Yet Bacon's Friends (I say't in Jest) Of their bad Market made the best .
Bartlett Jere Whiting, 1977
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Be Hopeful
God's grace is ours for the asking! Suffering in the will of God leads to the glory of God. We can prepare for the best of God's blessings rather than fear the worst of man's hatred. Look to Jesus Christ and BE HOPEFUL
Warren W. Wiersbe, 1982
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Charm School: How to Make the Best of Yourself
This book gathers together the best of those strips for a complete tutorial in making the most of your skills and natural assets.
Lorna Russell, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAKE THE BEST OF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term make the best of is used in the context of the following news items.
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Stephanie Grace: Louisiana lawmakers made the best of a bad …
... in creating the budget mess — tried to make the best of an already bad situation made far more difficult by the governor's national ambitions. «The Advocate, Jul 15»
2
Be in Charge of Your Life - Huffington Post
It is your life and you only get one shot, so you have to make the best of it. Follow Evelyn Fiske on Twitter: www.twitter.com/evelynnnnnf ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
411MANIA | 411's Yes! – My Improbable Journey to the Main Event …
He tried to make the best of the various situations he was put in, but it was so unfulfilling for him (for instance, he almost did not want to return to ... «411mania.com, Jul 15»
4
True Detective Recap: Jumping Through Time to a Stare Down …
At home, Woodrugh is trying to make the best of a life dealing with his girlfriend's pregnancy, his impending marriage, and his future ... «Wired, Jul 15»
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Marvin the Marvel - Cincinnati Bengals
I tried to make the best of the situation in terms of being a student of the game.” There was one other silver lining from his season on the ... «Bengals.com, Jul 15»
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Jordan 'Shorty' Johnson is 'Blessing People Who Really Need it'
Couple of days ago I was at an event with the DC Police Department called Beat The Streets. I try to stay involved and make the best of my time. «Eurweb.com, Jul 15»
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Lighthouse of Hope Ministries Hosts Block Party for Community
One neighborhood knew how to make the best of the heat today. Residents of Monticello Avenue in Clarksburg held a block party with free food ... «WBOY-TV, Jul 15»
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Edmonton parade-goers make the best of a wet day
Not willing to let the weather rain on their parade, spectators and participants proved it would take more than rain and high winds to dampen ... «Edmonton Sun, Jul 15»
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Girl battling cancer treated to the best of Atlanta
"So no matter what the medical prognosis is, it really doesn't matter, because every day that you enjoy what you're doing and make the best of it ... «13WMAZ, Jul 15»
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Pretty Little Liars Spoilers: Will the Girls Make it to Prom?
As the girls see this as the final humiliating blow to their high school careers, the girls' mothers try to make the best of a bad situation by offering ... «ScreenFad, Jul 15»

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