best of a bad lot
best of a bad lot
A person or thing in a group that is slightly better or more desirable than anything or anyone else in the group, even though none of the options available are desirable. To be honest, none of the apartments we can afford looked very nice, but this place seems to be the best of a bad lot. I don't care for Mary's new college friends. She's still the best of a bad lot, but she's become a real troublemaker since meeting them.
See also: bad, lot, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- best of a bad bunch
- the best of a bad bunch/lot
- Mr Big
- Mr. Big
- runt
- runt of the litter
- an insult to one is an insult to all
- sunder out (someone or something)
- ginger group
- in with, be