the lesser of two evils

意味

the less bad of two bad options

二つの悪い選択肢のうち、まだましな方.

例文

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?

文法

名詞句で、通常 be、seem、choose の後に置く。the と複数形の evils は変えない。