is better than nothing



Something is better than nothing.

Prov. It is better to get only some of what you want than to get nothing at all. (See also .) Fred: I only got $50 for all those books I sold. Jane: something is better than nothing. Jill: Is your camera very good? Jane: It's better than nothing.
See also: better, nothing

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Arne (1)AHR-ne (Swedish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Neva-English
Artair-Scottish
NurgÜL-Turkish
Marcelmar-SEL (French), MAHR-tsel (Polish), MAHR-sel (Dutch, German)French, Catalan, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Dutch, German
LoÍS-Occitan