Meaning of make the most of | Babel Free
Definitions
To realise the maximal value, worth, or potential of (something); to derive as much benefit or profit from (something) as is possible.
Examples
“Make⟳ the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.”
“Help⟳ me make⟳ the Most of freedom and of pleasure Nothing ever lasts forever Everybody wants to rule⟳ the world”
“But with the home side likewise unable to make⟳ the most of a period of first-half ascendancy, Villa were swift to make⟳ amends on the restart.”
“How much time you have⟳ doesn’t matter⟳, when you really care about someone, if you make⟳ the most of it.”
“As the 1857 to Manchester Piccadilly rolls in, I scan⟳ the windows and realise⟳ there are plenty of spare⟳ seats, so I hop aboard. The train⟳ is a '221'+'220' combo to allow⟳ for social distancing - a luxury on an XC train⟳ as normally you're playing sardines, so I make⟳ the most of it.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See also
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