Definition
The person or thing that is the least bad among a group of poor options.
指在一群都不好的事物或人中選擇一個相對較好的。
He's the best of a bad lot, given that all the other candidates are terrible.
他是矮子裡拔將軍，因為其他候選人都很糟糕。
None of these restaurants are very good, but this one is the best of a bad bunch.
這些餐廳都不怎麼樣，但這家是矮子裡拔將軍。
These proposals are not ideal, but this one is the best of a bad lot and is barely acceptable.
這些提案都不理想，但這個是矮子裡拔將軍，勉強可以接受。