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Phrases with «necessary evil»
The phrase
"necessary evil"
refers to something that is considered bad or unpleasant but is required or cannot be avoided in order to achieve a desired outcome or goal.
Full definition
necessary
(parent phrase)
evil
(parent phrase)
necessary evil
to be a necessary evil
Sentences with «necessary evil»
Chances are, you are all too aware that record - keeping is a tedious but
necessary evil in
the legal profession.
(
lawyerist.com
)
Also, for the person working in rescue, having to make some decisions based on paper is a difficult but
often necessary evil
.
(
thatmutt.com
)
I see press trips as a
somewhat necessary evil
.
(
worldhum.com
)
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