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.
See also:
  • 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
References in periodicals archive
HALF a loaf is better than no loaf at all, Michael Ryan reasons.