Is Lesser of Two Evils?

The lesser of two evils principle, also referred to as the lesser evil principle and lesser-evilism, is the principle that when faced with selecting from two immoral options, the least immoral one should be chosen.

What is meant by lesser of two evils mean?

The somewhat less unpleasant of two poor choices. For example, I'd rather stay home and miss the picnic altogether than run into those nasty people—it's the lesser of two evils. This expression was already a proverb in ancient Greek and appeared in English by the late 1300s.

Is the lesser of two evils an idiom?

The lesser of two evils means to choose the alternative that is less bad. ... The idiom between a rock and a hard place is somewhat similar as it means being faced with a dilemma that only affords a choice between two unpleasant alternatives.