make the most of

Definitions

To realise the maximal value, worth, or potential of (something); to derive as much benefit or profit from (something) as is possible.

idiomatic, transitive

Equivalents

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