better than Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

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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.”

tốt hơn

1. Có kỹ năng hoặc thông thạo một thứ gì đó hơn người khác. Ồ, anh ấy giỏi bóng rổ hơn tui rất nhiều— Tôi khó có thể ném rổ! 2. Nhiều hơn. Này, tui đã làm tốt hơn một nửa công chuyện trong dự án này — giờ đến lượt bạn làm điều gì đó !. Xem thêm: bigger

bigger than

1. Cao hơn, như ở Anh ấy bất giỏi hơn Tom trong chuyện viết một bản ghi nhớ. [Thế kỷ thứ 9]
2. Nhiều hơn, lớn hơn với số lượng lớn hơn hoặc tỷ lệ lớn hơn, như trong Chiếc xe mới của tui có thể hoạt động tốt hơn 100 dặm một giờ, hoặc Kế hoạch mới sẽ cắt giảm tốt hơn 15 phần trăm chi phí. Một số nhà chức trách coi chuyện sử dụng này là thông tục và khuyên rằng nên tránh sử dụng nó trong văn bản chính thức. [Cuối những năm 1500] Cũng xem một nửa tốt hơn, trận thua. 1.. Xem thêm: tốt hơn. Xem thêm: