half a loaf is better than no loaf
half a loaf is better than no loaf
proverb Getting less than what one wants is better than getting nothing at all. I know they're offering you less money than you'd hoped for, but at least it's a good job—half a loaf is better than no loaf.
See also: better, half, loaf, no
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- half a loaf is better than no bread
- half a loaf is better than none
- half a loaf is better than none/no bread
- dream of a funeral and you hear of a marriage
- dream of a funeral and you hear of a wedding
- How are you getting on?
- time is getting on
- get (one's) hands dirty
- get your hands dirty
- like getting blood out of/from a stone