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make the best of a bad job

Meaning of "make the best of a bad job" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MAKE THE BEST OF A BAD JOB

make the best of a bad job


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAKE THE BEST OF A BAD JOB

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 · 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 · make up to

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAKE THE BEST OF A BAD JOB

blow job · boob job · day job · dead-end job · don´t give up the day job · executive job · hatchet job · holiday job · inside job · joe job · just the job · nose job · office job · on the job · put-up job · rush job · scissors-and-paste job · snow job · summer job · teaching job

Synonyms and antonyms of make the best of a bad job in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «make the best of a bad job» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAKE THE BEST OF A BAD JOB

Find out the translation of make the best of a bad job to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of make the best of a bad job 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 a bad job» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

做最好的工作不错的
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

sacar lo mejor de un mal trabajo
570 millions of speakers
en

English

make the best of a bad job
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

एक बुरा काम का सबसे अच्छा बनाने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تحقيق أفضل من وظيفة سيئة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

сделать хорошую мину при плохой работе
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

fazer o melhor de um mau trabalho
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

একটি খারাপ কাজ সেরা করা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

tirer le meilleur d´un mauvais travail
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Membuat yang terbaik dari pekerjaan yang buruk
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

machen das Beste aus einer schlechten Job
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

悪い仕事を最大限に活用
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

나쁜 작업의최적 하게
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Nggawe paling apik proyek sing apik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm tốt nhất của một công việc xấu
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு மோசமான வேலையைச் செய்யுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

वाईट नोकरी सर्वोत्तम करा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Kötü işten iyisini yapmak
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

fare buon viso a cattivo gioco
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

jak najlepiej złej pracy
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

зробити хорошу міну при поганій роботі
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

face cel mai bun de un loc de muncă prost
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κάνει το καλύτερο από μια κακή δουλειά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

maak die beste van ´n slegte job
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

göra det bästa av ett dåligt jobb
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gjøre det beste ut av en dårlig jobb
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAKE THE BEST OF A BAD JOB»

Discover the use of make the best of a bad job in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to make the best of a bad job and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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W.R. Bion: Between Past and Future : Selected Contributions ...
storm has occurred, the two parties to this storm may decide to "make the best of a bad job". [Making the Best of a Bad Job, 1979a, p. 321] The bad job happens to be me. I cannot get thoroughly analyzed — I don't think there is such a thing.
Parthenope Bion Talamo, Franco Borgogno, Silvio A. Merciai, 2000
2
A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
To make the best of a bad job (EAP 29; MP 44) 1913 "they make the best of a bad job." (p. 47) Lunn, Arnold. The Harrovians. 1913. London: Methuen, 1926. 1940 " Mr. Robbins makes the best of a bad job." (p. 42) Sayers, Dorothy L. In the ...
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
3
Evolutionary Behavioral Ecology
Eight of these 13 studies conclude that satellite males make the best of a bad job. The remaining five of the 13 studies find the fitnesses of the different male morphs to be equivalent. Consistent with the above predictions, of the 8 studies ...
David Westneat, Charles W. Fox, 2010
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Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
... job (in/) entirely suitable: These gloves are just the job for gardening. make the best of a bad job ( inf) to do one's best in difficult circumstances: We haven't the right tools or materials, but we must just make the best of a bad job. jockey ['djoki]  ...
5
The Uninvited Guest: Emerging from Narcissism Towards Marriage
... for many commentators on the play suggests the poet's own cynicism about marriage, indeed his rejection of the mundane life in contrast to an other-worldly spirituality: "Lavinia, we must make the best of a bad job / That is what he means.
James V. Fisher, 1999
6
The Future of the Post Office
The incentives on management are to make the best of a bad job. lf the publicly owned Post Office is subjected to external regulation, Government is still likely to judge management against financial targets set before the price cap. lndeed, ...
Peter Robinson, Marcus Rubin, 1999
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Sterling Dictionary of Idioms
... the advantages of two different situations Women who have a job they can do at home are often thought to have the best of both worlds. make the best of a bad job do all one can to tum a disaster into success Under the circumstances all she  ...
Vijaya Kumar, 1998
8
Criticism As Dialogue
resolves itself into an acceptance of this aloneness — into making 'the best of a bad job': Edward Lavinia, we must make the best of a bad job. That is what he means. Reilly When you find, Mr. Chamberlayne, The best of a bad job is all any of ...
Stein, Walter Stein, 2006
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
British informal make the best of a bad job: see make the best of it at BEST. more than your job's worth not worth risking your job for. o This phrase has given rise to the term Jobsworth, which is applied to the kind of person, usually a minor ...
John Ayto, 2010
10
Dictionary of Proverbs
1 948: B. Stevenson, Home-Book of Proverbs, 887 . . . Here's a thought for you and me: 'The best things in life are free'.. 32. The best things may be abused. 1639: Clarke, 5. 33. To make the best of a bad job (or bargain, or game, or market ).
George Latimer Apperson, Martin H. Manser, Stephen J. Curtis, 2005

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

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term make the best of a bad job is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Nama: The Musical has a certain ring to it
Sure don't we all have to tighten our belts now and make the best of a bad job? And then the Nama scandal emerged. Independent TD Mick ... «the Irish News, Jul 15»
2
Town 'pushed' to back 310 house development
Town councillor Peter Flower said he voted in favour of the development "to make the best of a bad job". He added: "We were told we can't ... «Canterbury Times, Jul 15»
3
Greek finance minister triumphs, then exits
In response, creditors may now try to make the best of a bad job and give those better terms for which Tsipras has angled all along. «Blouin News Blogs, Jul 15»
4
Leigh Sinton housing plans approved
“We have to make the best of a bad job – this ain't a city, it's the countryside.” Although it was proposed to reject the plans on the grounds it was ... «Malvern Gazette, Jul 15»
5
Van Gaal expects David de Gea to stay at Manchester United …
Right, football isn't cricket, so we'll have to make the best of a bad job, this morning, and pretend we're not all waiting for the Test to start again. «The Busby Babe, May 15»
6
Doreen Tipton: Teachers only work about three months a year
It was a good system, because it meant teachers were then in a perfect position to teach others how to make the best of a bad job. They could ... «Birmingham Mail, Apr 15»
7
Newcastle's John Carver faces up to Sunderland's Lee Cattermole
Advocaat's challenge is to make the best of a bad job. “We have to improve and the players know that,” he says. “We have to realise there's not ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
8
World Cup: Clubs to receive £142m for releasing players
Stoke City chairman Peter Coates told BBC Radio 5 live: "It's going to be very messy. We have to make the best of a bad job. The only saving ... «BBC News, Mar 15»
9
Qatar 2022 World Cup: Final confirmed as 18 December
Stoke City chairman Peter Coates told BBC Radio 5 live: "It's going to be very messy. We have to make the best of a bad job. The only saving ... «BBC Sport, Mar 15»
10
Ukraine peace deal looks fragile in the extreme
... he was being screwed by all sides at once, Poroshenko seemed remarkably sanguine – a big teddy bear trying to make the best of a bad job. «The Guardian, Feb 15»
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