This is like choosing between a good and a bad thing.
In the question: You had to choose between two good and bad possibilities.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
זֶה כְּמוֹ לִבְחֹור בֵּין דָּבָר לְחוּרְלִירֶע
Definition (Hebrew)
בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: הָיָה צֹורֶךְ לְהַכְרִיעַ בֵּין שְׁתֵּי אֶפְשָׁרוּיוֹת גְּרוּעוֹת וְרָעוֹת.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)