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21 come off second best
komma på andra plats (i en tävling)* * *(to be the loser in a struggle: That cat always comes off second best in a fight.) dra det kortaste strået, förlora -
22 do one's best
(to try as hard as possible: He'll do his best to be here on time.) -
23 do one's level best
göra så gott man kan* * *(to do one's very best.) -
24 get the best of
besegra* * *(to win, or get some advantage from, (a fight, argument etc): He was shouting a lot, but I think I got the best of the argument.) avgå med segern -
25 make the best of a bad job
göra det bästa möjliga av situationen* * *(to do one's best in difficult circumstances.) -
26 make the best of it
(to do all one can to turn a failure etc into something successful: She is disappointed at not getting into university but she'll just have to make the best of it and find a job.) göra det bästa möjliga av det -
27 the best of both worlds
(the advantages of both the alternatives in a situation etc in which one can normally only expect to have one: A woman has the best of both worlds when she has a good job and a happy family life.) det bästa av två världar -
28 the best part of
(most of; nearly (all of): I've read the best part of two hundred books on the subject.) största delen -
29 hope for the best
hoppas på det bästa* * *(to hope that something will succeed, that nothing bad will happen etc.) hoppas på det bästa -
30 Sunday best/clothes
(the smart garments that a person wears for special occasions.) söndags-, finkläder -
31 I am the best
jag är bäst -
32 Sunday best
söndagskläder, helgkläder -
33 all for the best
allt för det bästa -
34 all the best
ha det så bra!, lycka till! -
35 and all the best
allt gott! (välgångsönskning vid avsked) -
36 as best as one can
det bästa man kan -
37 as best he could
han gjorde sitt bästa (vad han kunde) -
38 at best
som bäst, i bästa fall -
39 at one's best
som bäst -
40 did his best
gjorde hans bästa
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