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Any port in a storm
- In an emergency, we will accept help from any source and in any place, even from an unpleasant person.
Idioms and Phrases
Any solution to a difficult situation (is better than none), as in John's plan isn't ideal, but any port in a storm . This metaphor was first recorded in 1749.Example Sentences
During the climax of her set, SZA climbed into a lifeboat that was airlifted above the crowd, as if looking for any port in a storm.
Yes, but at this point, it’s any port in a storm or any sense of texture in one’s salty beef soup slop.
They’re three times the price of Richmond’s crumbs, and Martin doesn’t have strong feelings about gluten one way or the other, but any port in a storm.
So Washington Football fans will hang their hopes on any division title — like any port in a storm that sometimes never seems to end.
“But I thank you. Any port in a storm, they say, but I take home port if I got a choice.”
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