English Explanatory Dictionary

half a loaf is better than none

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. Something is better than nothing: some reward, achievement, result, etc. is preferable to none at all.

Word forms

half a loaf is better than none half a loaf is better than no bread half a loaf is better than no loaf

Synonyms

something is better than nothing a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush beggars can't be choosers don't look a gift horse in the mouth

Related words

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush perfect is the enemy of good any port in a storm
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