Learn English – Idiom or phrase about a situation in which a person has little hope

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Is there an idiom or phrase associated with a time when a person has little hope and has to choose between bad and worse options?

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I think you are referring to the choice between the:

lesser of two evils:

  • the less bad thing of a pair of bad things.

    • I didn't like either politician, so I voted for the lesser of two evils. Given the options of going out with someone I don't like and staying home and watching a boring television program, I chose the lesser of the two evils and watched television.

(McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs)

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