better than 관용구

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better than a kick in the ass

better than punishment, not as bad as it could be, don't knock it "When I told him we had won $10 in the Lotto, he said, ""It's better than a kick in the ass."""

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two heads are better than one

listen to more than one opinion """Let's ask Alice first. Two heads are better than one."""

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better than a poke in the eye with a blunt stick

a catch-phrase that expresses that a situation could be much worse, hence one should be grateful

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no better than

almost几乎是；简直是
Her life before liberation was no better than that of a beggar．解放前她的生活同乞丐差不多。
Although he boasts a lot，he is no better than the others．别看他吹得厉害，其实他并不比别人强。

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Half a loaf is better than none.

You should be grateful for something, even if it's not as much as you wanted.

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Prevention is better than cure

It is easier to prevent something from happening than to repair the damage or cure the disease later.

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Better than a kick in the teeth

If something is better than a kick in the teeth, it isn't very good, but it is better than nothing.

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Better than a stick in the eye

If something is better than a stick in the eye, it isn't very good, but it is better than nothing.

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better than|better

prep. phr. More than; greater than; at a greater rate than. The car was doing better than eighty miles an hour. It is better than three miles to the station.

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half a loaf is better than none|bread|half|half a

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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better than

better than
1) Superior to, as in He's no better than Tom at writing a memo. [9th century]
2) More than, larger in amount or greater in rate, as in My new car can do better than 100 miles an hour, or The new plan will cut better than 15 percent of costs. Some authorities consider this usage colloquial and advise that it be avoided in formal writing. [Late 1500s] Also see better half, def. 1.

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half a loaf is better than none

half a loaf is better than none
Something is better than nothing, even if it is less than one wanted. For example, He had asked for a new trumpet but got a used one—oh well, half a loaf is better than none. This expression, often shortened, was already a proverb in 1546, where it was explicitly put: “For better is half a loaf than no bread.”

better than

1. More accomplished or accomplished at article than addition abroad is. Oh, he's way bigger than me at basketball— I can hardly accomplish a basket!2. More than. Hey, I did bigger than bisected the assignment on this project—now it's your about-face to do something!Learn more: better

better than

1. Superior to, as in He's no bigger than Tom at autograph a memo. [9th century]
2. More than, beyond in bulk or greater in rate, as in My new car can do bigger than 100 afar an hour, or The new plan will cut bigger than 15 percent of costs. Some authorities accede this acceptance chatty and admonish that it be abhorred in academic writing. [Late 1500s] Also see better half, def. 1. Learn more: better

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