drastic times require drastic measures

proverb Extreme and undesirable circumstances or situations can only be resolved by resorting to equally extreme actions. Derived from the proverb, "desperate diseases must have desperate remedies." I know that the austerity measures introduced by the government during the recession are unpopular, but drastic times require drastic measures.

See also: drastic, measure, require, times

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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释义	drastic times require drastic measures drastic times require drastic measures proverb Extreme and undesirable circumstances or situations can only be resolved by resorting to equally extreme actions. Derived from the proverb, "desperate diseases must have desperate remedies." I know that the austerity measures introduced by the government during the recession are unpopular, but drastic times require drastic measures. See also: drastic, measure, require, times Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: desperate times call for desperate measures desperate times require desperate measures drastic drastic times call for drastic measures require desperate desperate diseases must have desperate remedies remedy follow the golden mean road rage
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