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the lesser of two evils
idiom
the less unpleasant of two choices, neither of which is good: 两害相权之轻者
But allowing a criminal to go free is perhaps the lesser of two evils if the alternative is imprisoning an innocent person.放走一个罪犯也许比把一个无辜者关进监狱要好一些。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Quite good, or not very good
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acceptably
adequacy
adequate
adequately
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half decent
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scratch
spotty
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the lesser of two evils | American Dictionary
the lesser of two evils
idiom
something that is bad, but not as bad as something else:
I had the choice of going with my parents to a concert or staying at my grumpy aunt's house – I chose my aunt's house as the lesser of two evils.
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