What do you call someone or something that is the best in a group of bad people or bad things? For example, a prisoner who is the best in terms of behavior in the prison, even though we know that all prisoners (including the best prisoner) are bad people.
Learn English – Word for “best person in a group of bad people”
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I've heard and read The best of a bad lot for that one.