better than nothing

English

Adjective

better than nothing (comparative form only)

1. 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

• Azerbaijani: bu da qənimət, o da qənimət
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 好過冇／好过冇 (hou² gwo³ mou⁵)

  Mandarin: 聊勝於無／聊胜于无 (liáoshèngyúwú)

• Finnish: tyhjää parempi, parempi kuin ei mitään
• French: mieux que rien (fr)
• Hungarian: jobb, mint a semmi
• Italian: meglio di nulla, poco ma sicuro
• Japanese: ないよりまし (nai yori mashi)
• Polish: lepszy niż nic, dobre i to (pl)
• Portuguese: melhor do que nada
• Russian: лу́чше чем ничего́ (lúčše čem ničevó)
• Swedish: bättre än inget