In the face of the financial crisis, the company decided to cut salaries, as desperate times call for desperate measures.
В условиях финансового кризиса компания решила сократить зарплаты, так как отчаянные времена требуют отчаянных мер.
Definitions
This phrase means that in difficult or urgent situations, people may need to take extreme or unconventional actions that they would not normally consider.