pick/choose your poison

phrase

—used to say that someone has to make a choice between two unpleasant choices

Hiring a carpenter is expensive and doing it yourself is slow. Pick/Choose your poison.

Examples of pick/choose your poison in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Go full-on Bridgerton or Wuthering Heights (pick your poison), and let lace tights be the star of the outfit. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 6 Mar. 2026

There are two ways to tackle the braiding portion of the application process — one way is easier than the other, so pick your poison. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025

Look down the list of the 16 games and pick your poison; someone is going to falter. — Sam Tighe, New York Times, 13 June 2025

So after Ware was schooled, all too often caught out of position against the outside-inside game that resulted in a toxic case of pick your poison for the affable big man, the next chore is going back to school. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2025

This February 14, pick your poison, grab some sweets, and indulge. — Brooke Knisley, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025