mehr schlecht als recht

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German

Etymology

Literally, more bad than right. Rephrased from older schlecht und recht, which see for more.

Adjective

mehr schlecht als recht (indeclinable, predicative only)

  1. (colloquial) not so good, so-so, barely sufficient, done with difficulty