“best of”

The following 8 entries include the term best of.

best of all

idiom

used to refer to the most important or appealing part of something that has many good parts

best of luck

idiom

used to say that one hopes someone will succeed

make the best of

idiom

: to use (something) in an effective way

the best of all (possible) worlds

noun phrase

: the best possible situation

the best of both worlds

noun phrase

: all the advantages of two different situations and none of the disadvantages

to the best of one's belief

idiom

saying something is to the best of one's belief means it agrees with what one knows and believes to be true

to the best of one's knowledge

idiom

used to say that a person thinks something is true but that there may be something he or she does not know which makes it untrue

to the best of someone's recollection

idiom

: from what someone can remember


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