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An unfavourable option which might well be avoided in good times but which nevertheless looks better than the alternatives at the current time.
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any port in a storm — spoken phrase used for saying that you will accept any help or take any opportunity if you are in a bad situation It’s not an ideal solution, but any port in a storm. Thesaurus: ways of solving problemssynonym Main entry: port * * * … Useful english dictionary
any port in a storm — Any help is welcome in an emergency. A proverb. * /The motel we stopped in was nothing to brag about, but we were so exhausted that it was a clear case of any port in a storm./ … Dictionary of American idioms
any port in a storm — Any help is welcome in an emergency. A proverb. * /The motel we stopped in was nothing to brag about, but we were so exhausted that it was a clear case of any port in a storm./ … Dictionary of American idioms
any port in a storm — ► any port in a storm proverb in difficult circumstances one welcomes any source of relief or escape. Main Entry: ↑port … English terms dictionary
any port in a storm — This means that in an emergency any solution will do, even one that would normally be unacceptable … The small dictionary of idiomes
any port in a storm — 1749 J. CLELAND Memoirs of Woman of Pleasure II. 133 It was going by the right door, and knocking desperately at the wrong one... I told him of it: ‘Pooh,’ says he ‘my dear, any port in a storm.’ 1821 SCOTT Pirate I. iv. As the Scotsman’s howf… … Proverbs new dictionary
any port in a storm — This means that in an emergency any solution will do, even one that would normally be unacceptable. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** When you are in difficulty, any port in a storm refers to a solution you accept which in normal… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
any port in a storm — spoken used for saying that you will accept any help or take any opportunity if you are in a bad situation It s not an ideal solution, but any port in a storm … English dictionary
any\ port\ in\ a\ storm — proverb Any help is welcome in an emergency. The motel we stopped in was nothing to brag about, but we were so exhausted that it was a clear case of any port in a storm … Словарь американских идиом
Any port in a storm. — something that you say which means you must accept any help you are offered when you are in a difficult situation, although you may not want to do this. I don t even like him very much, but I had to move out of my flat and he offered me a place… … New idioms dictionary
any port in a storm — Any refuge will suit in an emergency … A concise dictionary of English slang
