half a loaf is better than none

by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[half a loaf is better than none] or [half a loaf is better than no bread] Part of what we want or need is better than nothing. — A proverb.

* /Albert wanted two dollars for shoveling snow from the sidewalk but the lady would only give him a dollar. And he said that half a loaf is better than none./

Compare: BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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	better [better] See: ALL BETTER, DISCRETION IS THE BETTER PART OF VALOR, FOR BETTER OR WORSE, ... A Dictionary of American Idioms loaf [loaf] See: HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NONE or HALF A LOAF IS BETTER ... A Dictionary of American Idioms better late than never [better late than never] It is better to come or do something late than never. ... A Dictionary of American Idioms half-and-half(1) [half-and-half(1)] {adj.} As much one thing as the other. * /We asked the coach if ... A Dictionary of American Idioms none [none] See: HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NONE, HAVE NONE OF. A Dictionary of American Idioms half [half] See: GO HALVES, GO OFF HALF-COCKED also GO OFF AT HALF COCK, IN HALF, ... A Dictionary of American Idioms bread [bread] See: HALF A LOAF is BETTER THAN NONE, KNOW WHICH SIDE ONE'S BREAD IS ... A Dictionary of American Idioms

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