pick/choose your poison
idiom
—used to say that someone has to make a choice between two unpleasant choices
Hiring a carpenter is expensive and doing it yourself is slow. Pick/Choose your poison.
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With no further ado, ladies and gentlemen, choose your poison.
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Lilian Raji, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
There are separate areas for wine, beer and spirits, so pick your poison and do not skip the eatery here.
—Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2024
This February 14, pick your poison, grab some sweets, and indulge.
—Brooke Knisley, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2024
Deadly heat waves, devastating fires, destructive storms — pick your poison.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
As for entertainment, pick your poison: live music, board games, or something off its bookshelf.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2024
For the left, Trump versus DeSantis is the ultimate version of political pick your poison.
—Alex Thomas, The New Republic, 28 Sep. 2022
What to drink: Drinks are modeled after plane tickets, both conceptually and in execution: Choose a flight path and pick your poison: Each cocktail’s ingredients are derived from both locations.
—Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Jan. 2023
That includes dry air (pick your poison between central heating and the frigid, parched outdoors), extreme cold, and windy or stormy weather.
—Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 13 Jan. 2023
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Lilian Raji, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
There are separate areas for wine, beer and spirits, so pick your poison and do not skip the eatery here.
—Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2024
This February 14, pick your poison, grab some sweets, and indulge.
—Brooke Knisley, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2024
Deadly heat waves, devastating fires, destructive storms — pick your poison.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
As for entertainment, pick your poison: live music, board games, or something off its bookshelf.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2024
For the left, Trump versus DeSantis is the ultimate version of political pick your poison.
—Alex Thomas, The New Republic, 28 Sep. 2022
What to drink: Drinks are modeled after plane tickets, both conceptually and in execution: Choose a flight path and pick your poison: Each cocktail’s ingredients are derived from both locations.
—Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Jan. 2023
That includes dry air (pick your poison between central heating and the frigid, parched outdoors), extreme cold, and windy or stormy weather.
—Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 13 Jan. 2023
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“Pick/choose your poison.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick%2Fchoose%20your%20poison. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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