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Phrase(s): at one’s best 1. [and] at its best
to the utmost; to the highest degree possible. • This restaurant serves gourmet food at its best. • The singer was at her best when she performed ballads. 2. in the best of health; displaying the most civilized behavior. (Often in the negative.) • He’s at his best after a good nap. • I’m not at my best when I’m angry., Phrase(s): at best [and] at most
in the most favorable view; in the most positive judgment; as the best one can say. • At best we found their visit pleasantly short. • The dinner was not at all pleasant. At best the food was not burned. • At most there were three people in line ahead of me.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs