English · Proverb Candidate

any port in a storm

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Something unwanted is acceptable in a difficult situation

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Một thứ không mong muốn được chấp nhận trong tình huống khó khăn

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Literally: a safe harbor during bad weather

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

' Any port in a storm? ' he asked coolly.

' Any port in a storm ' is an often - quoted truism, and for migrant birds this is certainly the case.

British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Listed on Wikipedia “List of proverbial phrases” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Topics: Rain & storms

Common questions

What does “any port in a storm” mean?

Something unwanted is acceptable in a difficult situation Literally: a safe harbor during bad weather

Is “any port in a storm” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.