Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь
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ХУДОЙ МИР ЛУЧШЕ ДОБРОЙ ССОРЫ (saying)usu.said when deciding not to allow strained relations to develop into a full-fledged conflict: - a bad peace is better than a good quarrelbetter a bad peace than a good quarrela lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuita bad peace is better than a good victory.