American Idioms and Expressions

Lesser Of Two Evils Idiom

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lesser of two evils What does lesser of two evils mean?	the less bad thing of two bad things	The voters had to choose the lesser of two evils when they had to choose between the two candidates for mayor.
lesser of two evils What does lesser of two evils mean?	the less bad thing of two bad things	I did not want to take the job but it was the lesser of two evils because having no job was even worse.
lesser of two evils What does lesser of two evils mean?	the less bad thing of two bad things	The voters had to choose the lesser of two evils when they voted for one of the two candidates for mayor. let Idioms
lesser of two evils What does lesser of two evils mean?	the less bad thing of two bad things	I did not want to take the job but it was the lesser of two evils because having no job was even worse.
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not worth a hill of beans What does "not worth a hill of beans" mean?	worthless	The man is a liar and what he says is not worth a hill of beans.

K What does "K" mean?	thousand (of anything).	I make three K per week doing this.
to say nothing of (someone or something) What does "to say nothing of (someone or something)" mean?	to not even mention the importance of someone or something	The hotel itself was very expensive to say nothing of the cost of the restaurants in the hotel.
a game that two can play What does "a game that two can play" mean?	a good or bad strategy that two competing sides can both use	The insults from my friend are a game that two can play and if she wants to continue then I will too.
a license to (do something) What does "a license to (do something)" mean?	the permission/right/chance to do something	When my uncle got the contract to sell food at the stadium it was a license to print money.
have a leg up on (someone) What does "have a leg up on (someone)" mean?	to have an advantage in your job/education etc. because someone gives you help or money	The boy went to summer school which should give him a leg up on the other students in his class.
walk on sunshine What does "walk on sunshine" mean?	idiom. be very pleased, excited, or happy
play one's cards close to one's chest What does "play one's cards close to one's chest" mean?	negotiate in a careful and private manner	I played my cards close to my chest when I went to talk to my supervisor about changing jobs.

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