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Desperate times call for desperate measures
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used to imply that in times of extreme hardship or difficulty, it may be necessary to take unconventional or extreme actions in order to solve a problem or overcome an obstacle
Proverb
Example
Seeing no other option, the politician decided desperate times call for desperate measures and made a controversial speech spreading misleading information to sway the crucial election results.
