Pis Aller (Noun)
Meaning
An expedient adopted only in desperation; "`pis aller' is French for `worst going'".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- Buying a lottery ticket was a pis aller, a last resort to try to solve her financial troubles after she lost her job.
- The emergency blanket was a pis aller, something to keep him warm for the night, but it was better than nothing.
- As the deadline approached and the team was nowhere near finished, working all night was a pis aller, but it would have to do.
- When the phone battery died, using a payphone was a pis aller, a necessary evil in an emergency.
- After the popular restaurant closed down, eating at the mediocre diner was a pis aller for the group of friends who were desperate for a meal.