"make the best of one's way" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: makes the best of one's way [present, singular, third-person], making the best of one's way [participle, present], made the best of one's way [participle, past], made the best of one's way [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> the best of one's way}} make the best of one's way (third-person singular simple present makes the best of one's way, present participle making the best of one's way, simple past and past participle made the best of one's way)
  1. (archaic, idiomatic) To go by the best possible route. Tags: archaic, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-make_the_best_of_one's_way-en-verb-28S7jQlx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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