Meaning:
When faced with a difficult or desperate situation, any available solution or option is acceptable, no matter how undesirable it may seem under normal circumstances.
Examples:
- A struggling business owner agreeing to sell their company at a loss just to avoid bankruptcy.
- A person accepting a low-paying job just to have a steady income.
- A traveler staying in a cheap motel because all the nicer hotels are booked.
- A student accepting a less desirable college just to get accepted somewhere.
- A person eating whatever food is available during a famine.
- A politician agreeing to a compromise they don't like in order to pass a bill.
- A person settling for a second-hand car because they can't afford a new one.
- A person accepting a job they don't enjoy just to pay the bills.
- A person agreeing to a bad deal just to avoid a lawsuit.
- A person marrying someone they don't love just to have a family.
- A person accepting a job offer from a company they don't respect.
- A person agreeing to a bad deal just to avoid losing money.
- A person accepting a job offer in a different city just to get out of their current situation.
- A person agreeing to a bad deal just to avoid a conflict.
- A person accepting a job offer with a lower salary just to get experience.
- A person agreeing to a bad deal just to avoid being fired.
- A person accepting a job offer in a different country just to escape their problems.
- A person agreeing to a bad deal just to avoid going bankrupt.
- A person accepting a job offer in a different city just to be closer to family.
- A person agreeing to a bad deal just to avoid being homeless.