OXFORD 9000
📚 proverb • entry_id 52626

any port in a storm

/ɛni ˈpɔːt‿ɪn‿ə ˈstɔːm/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo
One should accept any passable option when time is of the essence in an adverse situation.
I'll give you the journal, my boy, […] eight A.M. Bonypart running away; nine A.M. Bonypart on board; ten A.M. Bonypart sinking; eleven A.M. Bonypart in Davy's Locker; Meridian Bon…
[A]s this Scotsman's howf lies right under your lee, why, take any port in a storm.
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