better than nothing
English
Adjective
better
than
nothing
(
not comparable
)
Barely
useful
; almost
worthless
or
pointless
, but nevertheless better than having nothing at all.
Synonyms
better than a kick in the teeth
better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick
Translations
almost worthless
Chinese:
Cantonese:
好過冇
,
好过冇
(
hou
2
gwo
3
mou
5
)
Finnish:
parempi
kuin
ei mitään
French:
mieux que rien
(fr)
Hungarian:
jobb, mint a semmi
Italian:
meglio di nulla
Japanese:
ないよりまし
(
nai yori mashi
)
Polish:
lepsze niż nic
Portuguese:
melhor do que nada
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