make the most of in English

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{
  "etymology_text": ": make the most of < → δείτε τις λέξεις make, the, most και of",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "make the most of"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We must make the most of our time as long as we can.",
          "translation": "Πρέπει να εκμεταλλευτούμε το χρόνο μας όσο περισσότερο μπορούμε."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "εκμεταλλεύομαι στο έπακρο, αξιοποιώ πλήρως"
      ],
      "id": "el-make_the_most_of-en-phrase-t6tEmEjz",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ιδιωματισμός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "make the most of"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": ": make the most of < → δείτε τις λέξεις make, the, most και of",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "make the most of"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We must make the most of our time as long as we can.",
          "translation": "Πρέπει να εκμεταλλευτούμε το χρόνο μας όσο περισσότερο μπορούμε."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "εκμεταλλεύομαι στο έπακρο, αξιοποιώ πλήρως"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "ιδιωματισμός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "make the most of"
}

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"make the most of" meaning in English

Phrase