| 释义 |
退而思其次 | tuì ér sī qí cì | Retreat and think of the second best. (literal) • If you cannot have the best, make the best of what you have. • If we can’t as we would, we must do as we can. • Of two evils choose the least (lesser). • Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t know. [反义] 得寸进尺 Give him an inch and he will take an ell.
一般说“退而求其次”或“不得已而求其次”。 |