necessary evil

Noun

 * 1)  An unfavorable thing that must be done or accepted, especially because the available alternative courses of action or inaction would be worse.
 * Another punishing round of chemo is a necessary evil if Lisa is to have a fighting chance against the cancer.
 * My boss is a real piece of work, but my kids make keeping this job a necessary evil.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:必要之惡
 * Czech: nutné zlo
 * Danish: nødvendigt onde
 * Dutch: noodzakelijk kwaad
 * Finnish: välttämätön paha
 * French:, mal pour un bien
 * German: notwendiges Übel
 * Greek: αναγκαίο κακό
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: nødvendig onde
 * Polish: zło konieczne
 * Portuguese: mal necessário
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: