聊以自慰
liáo​yǐ​zì​wèi

console oneself

  • created sense approved 聊以自慰 · liáo​yǐ​zì​wèi · console oneself

    聊以自慰

    liáo​yǐ​zì​wèi

    console oneself

    to find some consolation or relief in something, often as a makeshift or minimal solution

    虽然这次考试没拿第一，但进步了几名，也足以聊以自慰了。

    idiom

    created sense