词汇 | half a loaf is better than no bread |
释义 | half a loaf is better than no breadGetting 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 bread. half a ˌloaf is better than ˈnone/no ˈbread(saying) you should be grateful for something, even if it is not as good, much, etc. as you really wanted; something is better than nothing: They’re only going to agree to some of this, but half a loaf is better than none, I suppose. |
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