lesser

Related to lesser: lesser omentum, to a lesser extent, Lesser of two evils, Lesser sac, Lesser Demon

choose the lesser of two evils

To pick the less offensive of two undesirable options. I wasn't excited about going to a seminar all weekend, but I also didn't want to lose my license, so I chose the lesser of two evils and spent the weekend learning about new regulations in our field. Do you really want to get a demerit for not having your blazer? Just choose the lesser of two evils and tell the teacher you forgot it—maybe she'll take pity on you!

lesser evil

The less offensive of two undesirable options. Both options are unpalatable, but the lesser evil, in this case, is selling the house. Polls show that the candidate is not well-liked, but is viewed as the lesser evil.

the lesser of two evils

The less offensive of two undesirable options. Both options are unpalatable, but the lesser of two evils, in this case, is selling the house. Polls show that the candidate is not well-liked, but is viewed as the lesser of two evils.

See also: evil, lesser, of, two

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

lesser (of the two)

the smaller one (of two); the one having the lesser amount. The last two pieces of pie were not quite the same size, and I chose the lesser of the two. Faced with a basket containing too much and one with too little, Tom chose the lesser.

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.

See also: evil, lesser, of, two

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

lesser of two evils

The somewhat less unpleasant of two poor choices. For example, I'd rather stay home and miss the picnic altogether than run into those nasty people-it's the lesser of two evils . This expression was already a proverb in ancient Greek and appeared in English by the late 1300s. Chaucer used it in Troilus and Cressida.

See also: evil, lesser, of, two

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

the lesser of two evils

the lesser evil

COMMON If you have to choose between two bad things, you can call the one which is less bad the lesser of two evils or the lesser evil. Should she choose life on the streets or the bad marriage? In the end it seemed the street was the lesser of two evils. In a continent where economic successes are rare, this sort of regime may seem a lesser evil than abject poverty.

See also: evil, lesser, of, two

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

the lesser evil (or the lesser of two evils)

the less harmful or unpleasant of two bad choices or possibilities.

the ˌlesser of two ˈevils

the ˌlesser ˈevil

the less unpleasant of two unpleasant choices: Neither candidate seemed capable of governing the country. People voted for him as the lesser of two evils.

See also: evil, lesser, of, two

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

lesser of two evils

See choice between two evils.

See also: evil, lesser, of, two

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

See also:

lesser of two evils
the lesser of two evils
in a cleft stick
in for
be in for
be in for something
it is what it is
reconcile (oneself) to (something)
reconcile oneself to
get out of jail free card

References in periodicals archive

As for what specifically BCG was helping the governments of the region try to achieve, Lesser responded: "It's certainly a time when governments are trying to step up in terms of, what's the next generation of the way they engage with their citizens, the way they bring public services to them, [the] aspirations for how they're going to operate in a world where funding levels are lower because oil prices are much lower."

BCG chief executive on Gulf: Making hard change happen at speed and scale

"Under Startup India, it was made mandatory for banks to lend money to women and people of Scheduled Tribe at lesser interest," Adityanath said here while addressing a gathering.

Adityanath hails 'Startup India' campaign

The doctrine of lesser included offenses has evolved to accomplish a multitude of different tasks.

"CHARGING BY AMBUSH": AN ANALYSIS OF THE LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSE DOCTRINE IN STATE V. MCCAHREN

'Presently, I'm in lesser Hajj and I promise to be in Oyo immediately I return from Saudi.

Remain Calm, Yasin Tells NURTW In Ibadan

Lesser: There's a continuing transition in how people communicate and receive information.

A conversation with Dave Lesser of The Simon Group

Attorney General Jim Hood is the favorite and Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith is the key challenger with seven other lesser knowns on the ballot.

Can lesser knowns keep favored candidates from saving us?

Lesser blasted Morgan for getting "big-money support ...

Democrat outraising GOP rival in 58th Dist

For his part, Lesser says he sees AT&T as a chance to continue the work he was doing at GroupM to improve media buying with technology--but on a much bigger scale and with more resources.

Brian Lesser: CEO / XANDR: Why AT&T is betting on this former agency chief to revolutionize its advertising, analytics and media buying

ISLAMABAD: Senate Functional Committee on Problems of Lesser Developed Areas on Thursday expressed its concern over theunnecessary blocking of over 300,000 Computerized National Identity Cards (CNIC) belonging to lesser developed areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan.

Senate body expresses concern over unnecessary blockage of over 300,000 CNIC

The lesser prairie-chicken is a medium-sized, grayish brown grouse that lives in eco-regions spanning Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

Lesser prairie-chicken population on the rise, but advocates say it's not enough

Stone Creek Names Lesser Account Manager in Washington

The lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) is considered an umbrella species of the western portion of the Southern Great Plains (Miller et al., 2016), and its conservation could provide ecological benefits to many other species (Hagen and Giesen, 2005).

Effects of Landscape Characteristics on Annual Survival of Lesser Prairie-Chickens

Staff at Blue Reef Aquarium in Tynemouth were thrilled when they saw their Lesser Spotted Dogfish laying eggs.

Easter eggs for aquarium residents

The chief minister expressed his strong indignation over the complaints of deduction in weight and procurement of sugarcane from farmers at lesser rates and issued final warning of 48 hours to the sugar mill owners to mend their ways.

Final warning issued to sugar mill owners

Abstract.--Observations were made of foraging lesser yellow-headed vultures (Cathartes burrovianus), turkey vultures (Cathartes aura), and black vultures (Coragyps atratus) 9-30 May 1983 near Crooked Tree village at Crooked Tree Lagoon (N 17[degrees] 50' 25" W 88[degrees] 31' 25"), 55 km northwest of Belize City, Belize, Central America.

Lesser yellow-headed vulture mandibular ecomorphology and feeding interactions at an established feeding site in Belize

词组	lesser
释义	lesser Related to lesser: lesser omentum, to a lesser extent, Lesser of two evils, Lesser sac, Lesser Demon choose the lesser of two evils To pick the less offensive of two undesirable options. I wasn't excited about going to a seminar all weekend, but I also didn't want to lose my license, so I chose the lesser of two evils and spent the weekend learning about new regulations in our field. Do you really want to get a demerit for not having your blazer? Just choose the lesser of two evils and tell the teacher you forgot it—maybe she'll take pity on you! See also: choose, evil, lesser, of, two lesser evil The less offensive of two undesirable options. Both options are unpalatable, but the lesser evil, in this case, is selling the house. Polls show that the candidate is not well-liked, but is viewed as the lesser evil. See also: evil, lesser the lesser of two evils The less offensive of two undesirable options. Both options are unpalatable, but the lesser of two evils, in this case, is selling the house. Polls show that the candidate is not well-liked, but is viewed as the lesser of two evils. See also: evil, lesser, of, two Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. lesser (of the two) the smaller one (of two); the one having the lesser amount. The last two pieces of pie were not quite the same size, and I chose the lesser of the two. Faced with a basket containing too much and one with too little, Tom chose the lesser. 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. See also: evil, lesser, of, two McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. lesser of two evils The somewhat less unpleasant of two poor choices. For example, I'd rather stay home and miss the picnic altogether than run into those nasty people-it's the lesser of two evils . This expression was already a proverb in ancient Greek and appeared in English by the late 1300s. Chaucer used it in Troilus and Cressida. See also: evil, lesser, of, two The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. the lesser of two evils or the lesser evil COMMON If you have to choose between two bad things, you can call the one which is less bad the lesser of two evils or the lesser evil. Should she choose life on the streets or the bad marriage? In the end it seemed the street was the lesser of two evils. In a continent where economic successes are rare, this sort of regime may seem a lesser evil than abject poverty. See also: evil, lesser, of, two Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. the lesser evil (or the lesser of two evils) the less harmful or unpleasant of two bad choices or possibilities. See also: evil, lesser Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary the ˌlesser of two ˈevils , the ˌlesser ˈevil the less unpleasant of two unpleasant choices: Neither candidate seemed capable of governing the country. People voted for him as the lesser of two evils. See also: evil, lesser, of, two Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary lesser of two evils See choice between two evils. See also: evil, lesser, of, two The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: lesser of two evils the lesser of two evils in a cleft stick in for be in for be in for something it is what it is reconcile (oneself) to (something) reconcile oneself to get out of jail free card References in periodicals archive As for what specifically BCG was helping the governments of the region try to achieve, Lesser responded: "It's certainly a time when governments are trying to step up in terms of, what's the next generation of the way they engage with their citizens, the way they bring public services to them, [the] aspirations for how they're going to operate in a world where funding levels are lower because oil prices are much lower." BCG chief executive on Gulf: Making hard change happen at speed and scale "Under Startup India, it was made mandatory for banks to lend money to women and people of Scheduled Tribe at lesser interest," Adityanath said here while addressing a gathering. Adityanath hails 'Startup India' campaign The doctrine of lesser included offenses has evolved to accomplish a multitude of different tasks. "CHARGING BY AMBUSH": AN ANALYSIS OF THE LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSE DOCTRINE IN STATE V. MCCAHREN 'Presently, I'm in lesser Hajj and I promise to be in Oyo immediately I return from Saudi. Remain Calm, Yasin Tells NURTW In Ibadan Lesser: There's a continuing transition in how people communicate and receive information. A conversation with Dave Lesser of The Simon Group Attorney General Jim Hood is the favorite and Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith is the key challenger with seven other lesser knowns on the ballot. Can lesser knowns keep favored candidates from saving us? Lesser blasted Morgan for getting "big-money support ... Democrat outraising GOP rival in 58th Dist For his part, Lesser says he sees AT&T as a chance to continue the work he was doing at GroupM to improve media buying with technology--but on a much bigger scale and with more resources. Brian Lesser: CEO / XANDR: Why AT&T is betting on this former agency chief to revolutionize its advertising, analytics and media buying ISLAMABAD: Senate Functional Committee on Problems of Lesser Developed Areas on Thursday expressed its concern over theunnecessary blocking of over 300,000 Computerized National Identity Cards (CNIC) belonging to lesser developed areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan. Senate body expresses concern over unnecessary blockage of over 300,000 CNIC The lesser prairie-chicken is a medium-sized, grayish brown grouse that lives in eco-regions spanning Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Lesser prairie-chicken population on the rise, but advocates say it's not enough Stone Creek Names Lesser Account Manager in Washington Stone Creek Names Lesser Account Manager in Washington The lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) is considered an umbrella species of the western portion of the Southern Great Plains (Miller et al., 2016), and its conservation could provide ecological benefits to many other species (Hagen and Giesen, 2005). Effects of Landscape Characteristics on Annual Survival of Lesser Prairie-Chickens Staff at Blue Reef Aquarium in Tynemouth were thrilled when they saw their Lesser Spotted Dogfish laying eggs. Easter eggs for aquarium residents The chief minister expressed his strong indignation over the complaints of deduction in weight and procurement of sugarcane from farmers at lesser rates and issued final warning of 48 hours to the sugar mill owners to mend their ways. Final warning issued to sugar mill owners Abstract.--Observations were made of foraging lesser yellow-headed vultures (Cathartes burrovianus), turkey vultures (Cathartes aura), and black vultures (Coragyps atratus) 9-30 May 1983 near Crooked Tree village at Crooked Tree Lagoon (N 17[degrees] 50' 25" W 88[degrees] 31' 25"), 55 km northwest of Belize City, Belize, Central America. Lesser yellow-headed vulture mandibular ecomorphology and feeding interactions at an established feeding site in Belize
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