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the best of a bad lot/bunch-British English
the least bad person or thing in a group of not very good people or things
(from Longman dictionary of contemporary english)
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the best of a bad bunch/lot
the person or thing of a group that is not as bad as the others, although none of the group is good
(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
لأخف قدراً/ أحلى الخيارات المرة!/ أخف الأدواء
أو حرفياً: الأفضل في مجموعة سيئة!
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the best of both worlds
if you get the best of both worlds, you get the advantages of two different things at the same time
She works in the city and lives in the country, so she gets the best of both worlds
With these delicious but healthy recipes you can have the best of both worlds
(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
تكون قد: جمعت كل المحاسن/حزت كل الفنون/الخير كله
أو كما قال الأخ معتصم
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the best/greatest thing since sliced bread - humorous
if someone or something is described as the best thing since sliced bread, people think they are extremely good, often better than they really are
Portable phones are marketed as the best thing since sliced bread, but to me they're just another expensive gadget.
The way he goes on about her - you'd think she was the greatest thing since sliced bread.
الأفضل على الإطلاق/أفضل الإنجازات / أعظم المخترعات (طبعا منذ ظهور شرائح الخبز)
ذلك أن التعبير كما يقول القاموسhumorous
فلا بد إذن أن تتمتع الترجمة بنفس الروح
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you can bet your life/your bottom dollar
if you say you can bet your life that something will happen or is true, you mean you are completely certain
You can bet your life she won't apologize.
(from Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms)
أراهن بحياتي على ذلك (تعطي نفس الإيحاء)/أو كقولك: (لك ما تريد إن لم يتحقق كذا)
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Better late than never
something that you say which means it is better for someone or something to be late than never to arrive or to happen
'Karen's card arrived 2 weeks after my birthday.' 'Oh well, better late than never.'
(from Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms)
أن يأتي متأخرا خير من أن لا يأتي أبداً/أن تصبر ثم تلقى خير من أن لا تلقى فتشقى!
تعبير اليوم:Best of a bad bunch
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