at best

English

Prepositional phrase

(idiomatic) In the most favorable of conditions; at the most.
- 2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport‎:
  Steve Bruce's side have swung from highs to lows in what has been at best a wildly inconsistent start to the season. They experienced a microcosm of this within the opening 45 minutes at the Stadium of Light.

Antonyms

at worst

Translations

in the most favorable of conditions

Catalan: com a molt, com a màxim
Chinese:
Mandarin: 充其量 (zh) (chōngqíliàng)
Czech: přinejlepším
Esperanto: plejbonokaze
Finnish: parhaimmillaan

French: au mieux (fr)
German: bestenfalls (de), günstigenfalls
Japanese: 精々 (せいぜい, seizei)
Polish: w najlepszym wypadku, w najlepszym razie
Russian: в лу́чшем слу́чае (ru) (v lúčšem slúčaje)

Anagrams

A/B test, Bastet, Battes, bettas

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