the lesser of two evils

Bedeutung

the less bad of two bad options

Die weniger schlechte von zwei schlechten Möglichkeiten.

Beispiele

1. 1Neither flat is great, but the one near the station is the lesser of two evils.
2. 2Staying late or coming in on Saturday? Staying late seems the lesser of two evils.
3. 3Both routes home were jammed, so we took the motorway as the lesser of two evils.
4. 4A long wait at the airport seemed the lesser of two evils compared with missing our connection.
5. 5Is paying the late fee really the lesser of two evils, or should we cancel the whole order?

Grammatik

Nominalgruppe, meist nach be, seem oder choose. the und der Plural evils bleiben.