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The phrase "always settle for second best" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express the idea of accepting something that is not the best option available, often implying a sense of compromise or resignation.
Example: "In life, you should strive for your goals and never feel like you have to always settle for second best."
Alternatives: "never accept mediocrity" or "don't compromise on quality."
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The trouble is that the compassionists always settle for second best - a representative republic of understanding care, instead of a direct democracy.
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She used to have an expression that I would say is the guiding principle of my life: Always shoot for the stars and never settle for second best".
Haye too, ever the realist, wasn't content to settle for second best and condescending backslaps that evening, despite pitching a perfectly serviceable session.
"With the managers ambitions, he won't want to settle for second best - he's had a good career and is used to always winning".
"He doesn't settle for second best".
Aim high, don't settle for second best".
"You need to feel 100% comfortable with your choice; never settle for second best," she adds.
Breakfast is too serious a matter to settle for second best.
You don't want to go out there and say that women should settle for second best.
She didn't want to settle for second best, so she went to sell underwear for the Knickerbox chain.
Moore would say that his fiancee had been killed in the war and he would not settle for second best.
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