to make the best of a bad job

  • 11make the best of — do as well as possible in a bad situation He has really made the best of his time since beginning his new job …

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  • 12best of a bad job, make the —  Do as well as one can in unfavourable circumstances …

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  • 13job — W1S1 [dʒɔb US dʒa:b] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(work)¦ 2¦(duty)¦ 3¦(something you must do)¦ 4 on the job 5 I m only/just doing my job 6 it s more than my job s worth 7 do the job 8 have a job doing something/have a job to do something 9 do a job on… …

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  • 14job — noun WORK 1 (C) the regular paid work that you do for an employer: get/find a job (as sth): Eventually, Mary got a job as a waitress. | take a job (=accept a job that is offered to you): I was so desperate that I took the first job that came… …

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  • 15best — best1 W1S1 [best] adj [superlative of good] [: Old English; Origin: betst] 1.) better than anything else or anyone else in quality, skill, how effective it is etc ▪ He won the best actor award. ▪ What s the best way to cook this fish? ▪ The best… …

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  • 16best — 1 /best/ adjective (superlative of good) 1 better than anything else or anyone else in quality, skill, effectiveness etc: He was the best teacher in the school. | What s the best way to cook this fish? | The best thing to do is to stop worrying.… …

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  • 17job */*/*/ — UK [dʒɒb] / US [dʒɑb] noun Word forms job : singular job plural jobs Talking or writing about jobs: general job what you do regularly to earn money, especially what you do for a particular company or person. A full time job is a job that you do… …

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  • 18bad — [[t]bæ̱d[/t]] ♦ worse, worst 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is bad is unpleasant, harmful, or undesirable. The bad weather conditions prevented the plane from landing... We have been going through a bad time... I ve had a bad day at work... Divorce …

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  • 19job — I. /dʒɒb / (say job) noun 1. a piece of work; an individual piece of work done in the routine of one s occupation or trade. 2. a piece of work of defined character undertaken for a fixed price. 3. the unit or material being worked upon. 4. the… …

  • 20bad — 1 adjective comparative worse, worst 1 HARMFUL unpleasant, harmful, or likely to cause problems: I have some bad news for you. | I thought things couldn t possibly get any worse. | It s bad enough being woken by the baby without you keeping me… …

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