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In adverse circumstances, actions that might have been rejected under other circumstances may become the best choice.

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desperate times call for desperate measures

Source Word

desperate times call for desperate measures

Proverb

In adverse circumstances, actions that might have been rejected under other circumstances may become the best choice.

Japanese Meaning

困難な状況では、通常は受け入れられにくい手段も必要な対応策となり得る。 / 非常な状況においては、普段なら避けられる解決策も最良の選択となる場合がある。

With the warehouse nearly empty and suppliers months behind schedule, we decided that desperate times call for desperate measures.

倉庫がほとんど空になり、供給業者が数か月遅れていたので、私たちは状況が危機的になったときには思い切った手段を取るしかないと決めた。

Sense（1）

In adverse circumstances, actions that might have been rejected under other circumstances may become the best choice.