plural of Bessel beam

To do as well as one can when faced with difficult circumstances.

plural of besom-head

(UK, dialect, obsolete) A fool; a blockhead.

Performing as well as one can.

(archaic, idiomatic) To go by the best possible route.

To have one's best possible appearance.

(economics) Characterized by one or more optimality conditions not being satisfiable.

Something (or someone) that is inferior to the best. / (economics) A situation where one or more optimality conditions cannot be satisfied.

(UK, informal) To accept an unfortunate or unpleasant situation and do the best one can.