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to settle for second best

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  • settle for something — ˈsettle for sth derived to accept sth that is not exactly what you want but is the best that is available • In the end they had to settle for a draw. • I couldn t afford the house I really wanted, so I had to settle for second best. • …   Useful english dictionary

  • second best — second best1 n [U] something that you have to accept which is not perfect or not the best ▪ I m not going to settle for second best . second best 2 .second best2 adj [only before noun] not quite as good as the best one ▪ Allie was the second best …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • second best — noun singular or uncount someone or something that is not what you wanted or is not as good as others: Arthur will have to accept the fact that he may have to settle for second best. a. someone or something that comes directly after the best in… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • settle for — phrasal : to content oneself with : be content with asked an endowment of two million but had to settle for one would settle for a tie score * * * settle for To agree to accept (usu as a compromise) • • • Main Entry: ↑settle * * * ˈsettle for… …   Useful english dictionary

  • settle for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms settle for : present tense I/you/we/they settle for he/she/it settles for present participle settling for past tense settled for past participle settled for settle for someone/something to accept someone or… …   English dictionary

  • second best — UK / US noun [singular/uncountable] a) someone or something that is not what you wanted or is not as good as others Arthur will have to accept the fact that he may have to settle for second best. b) someone or something that comes directly after… …   English dictionary

  • second best — something that is not as good as the thing that you really want. I know exactly what sort of apartment I m looking for and I m not going to settle for second best …   New idioms dictionary

  • ˈsettle for sb/sth — phrasal verb to accept someone or something that is not exactly what you wanted Why settle for second best when you can have something better?[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • second best — also second best 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Second best is used to describe something that is not as good as the best thing of its kind but is better than all the other things of that kind. He put on his second best suit... We polished and wore our second …   English dictionary

  • settle — set|tle1 [ setl ] verb *** ▸ 1 end disagreement ▸ 2 go and live somewhere ▸ 3 fall & rest on ground ▸ 4 pay all money owed to someone ▸ 5 decide something definitely ▸ 6 gradually sink down ▸ 7 finish dealing with something ▸ 8 make someone… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • aim for the sky — AND reach for the sky; shoot for the sky in. to aspire to something; to set one’s goals high. (See a different sense at reach for the sky.) □ hoot for the sky, son. Don’t settle for second best …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

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