faute de mieux
phrase | /faute de mieux/
for lack of something better; as a last resort
Literal meaning:
"for want of better"
faute de mieux
phrase | /faute de mieux/
Foreign Words & PhrasesFrenchMEDIUMfor lack of something better; as a last resort
Literal meaning:
"for want of better"
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Examples
"He used an old suitcase faute de mieux."
"She accepted the job faute de mieux until a better one appeared."
Mnemonic Trick
Faute = lack, de mieux = of better → settling for less
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