make the best of

He said he "didn't want to put his mum and dad through that" and realised he had to "try and make the best of a situation" and that is what he did.

“This is my reality.” he says, “and I’m just trying to make the best of it.”

Pleytez tried to make the best of her circumstances at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla.

People on social media have been quick to note the similarities with other viral flops, including the Fyre festival in the Bahamas and the Willy Wonka experience in Glasgow, which saw a handful of embarrassed actors trying to make the best of some sad-looking props and a bouncy castle.

He is learning to make the best of it so that he doesn’t stunt his players’ progress.