Any port in a storm
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Pro Tip 1/3Desperation Usage
Use this phrase to express a desperate solution when better options aren't available. 
She's not my preferred candidate, but any port in a storm.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Acceptance
It suggests the solution is temporary until the situation improves. 
I needed a job, so I took the first offer—any port in a storm.
Pro Tip 3/3Slight Disapproval
It often implies a sense of regret or disapproval for the chosen solution. 
The hotel was expensive and shabby, but any port in a storm.