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(idiomatic) One should accept any passable option when time is of the essence in an adverse situation.

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any port in a storm

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any port in a storm

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(idiomatic) One should accept any passable option when time is of the essence in an adverse situation.

Japanese Meaning

困難な状況に直面した際、理想的な選択肢がない場合は、手に入るどんな選択肢でも受け入れるべきという意味。 / 急を要する、あるいは悪条件下では、完璧を求めず利用可能な選択肢を採用することを促す教訓。

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プロジェクトが頓挫したとき、窮地ではどんな避難所でもありがたいと分かっていたので、最初に実行可能な提案を受け入れた。

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(idiomatic) One should accept any passable option when time is of the essence in an adverse situation.

I'll give you the journal, my boy. . . . eight A.M. Bonypart running away; nine A.M. Bonypart on board; ten A.M. Bonypart sinking; eleven A.M. Bonypart in Davy's Locker; Meridian Bonypart in the north corner of _____, where it burns and freezes at the same time: but you know any port in a storm, Bony, so there I'll leave ye.

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