be for the best

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   used to say that although sth appears bad or unpleasant now, it will be good in the end

   Call me an optimist but this could all be for the best The skin s not looking too bad this time

In the movies · 42

• We agreed it's for the best, Mary.Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind2004
• I suppose it's all for the best, everything considered.The Ghost and Mrs. Muir1947
• Gabe, we discussed this for a long, long time, and we both think it's for the best.Husbands and Wives1992
• Call me an optimist but this could all be for the best The skin s not looking too bad this timeThe Matrix Resurrections2021
• The best of the best.Creed2015
• And it was the best.Hunt for the Wilderpeople2016
• So if you could not tell my mama I play football, that would be for the best.The Waterboy1998
• Best for everyone or best for you?Cars2006

Learn it in full scenes

• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind2004
  • Joel Ditches Work for Montauk Beach
  • Clementine Meets Joel on the Train
  • Joel and Clementine Meet
• The Ghost and Mrs. Muir1947
  • Lucy Leaves Her In-Laws' House
  • Lucy Insists on Gull Cottage
  • Lucy Rents the Haunted House
• Husbands and Wives1992
  • Jack and Sally Announce a Split
  • Gabe and Judy's Late-Night Talk
  • Sally Calls Jack During a Date

From the same entry

• as best you can
• all the best
• at best
• the best of a bad bunch
• the best of three, five
• the best that money can buy
• do, mean, for the best
• have the best of
• make the best of
• to the best of your knowledge
• with the best
• the best of the bunch

More idioms

• as good as
• get a grip
• make day
• make sense of
• the last straw
• be in on
• be on the lookout
• get down to business
• in a way
• a walk in the park
• all the same
• catch red handed