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idiombetter than a kick in the teethspoken used in order to say that although something is not as good as what you hoped for, you will not complain because it is better than having nothing:The land we're getting is only part of what we need, but it's better than a kick in the teeth."I've never won more than ten dollars in the lottery." "Well, that's better than a kick in the teeth, isn't it?"
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