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fall back on something inferior to what one hoped for; set one's aim lower than usual; accept a second best

jiàng gé yǐ qiú

降 格 以 求

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slfall back on something inferior to what one hoped for; set one's aim lower than usual; accept a second best
- shī yè de wēi xié qū shǐ gōng rén men zhǐ hǎo duì gōng zī jiàng gé yǐ qiú
  失业的威胁驱使工人们只好对工资降格以求。
  The threat of employment persuades workers to moderate their pay demands.
- gāi zhèng dǎng duì néng gàn de zhèng kè jiàng gé yǐ qiú
  该政党对能干的政客降格以求。
  The party was scraping the barrel for competent politicians.

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