English / proverb
Half a Loaf Is Better than No Loaf
MEANING IN ENGLISH
A recognizable variant emphasizing that receiving an incomplete portion remains vastly superior to outright deprivation.
In context
01
We didn't secure the entire investment fund, but twenty thousand is fine—half a loaf is better than no loaf.
02
Even if the insurer covers just half the damages, half a loaf is better than no loaf.
Synonyms
partial satisfaction,settle for half,take what you can get
Antonyms
hold out for the whole thing,reject compromises,all or nothing
Collocations
argue that half a loaf is better than no loaf,admit half a loaf is better than no loaf,half a loaf is better than no loaf outcome