- half loaf
- half loafA loaf of half the standard weight• • •Main Entry: ↑loaf
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half-loaf — halfˈ loaf noun A loaf of half the standard weight • • • Main Entry: ↑half … Useful english dictionary
half a loaf is better than no bread — Similar in sense to something is better than nothing. 1546 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs I. xi. D4v Throwe no gyft agayne at the giuers head, For better is halfe a lofe then no bread. 1636 W. CAMDEN Remains concerning Britain (ed. 5) 297 Halfe… … Proverbs new dictionary
half\ a\ loaf\ is\ better\ than\ no\ bread — • half a loaf is better than none • half a loaf is better than no bread proverb Part of what we want or need is better than nothing. Albert wanted two dollars for shoveling snow from the sidewalk but the lady would only give him a dollar. And he… … Словарь американских идиом
half\ a\ loaf\ is\ better\ than\ none — • half a loaf is better than none • half a loaf is better than no bread proverb Part of what we want or need is better than nothing. Albert wanted two dollars for shoveling snow from the sidewalk but the lady would only give him a dollar. And he… … Словарь американских идиом
loaf — Ⅰ. loaf [1] ► NOUN (pl. loaves) ▪ a quantity of bread that is shaped and baked in one piece. ● half a loaf is better than no bread Cf. ↑half a loaf is better than no bread ● use one s loaf Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
half a loaf is better than no bread — ► half a loaf is better than no bread proverb it is better to accept less than one wants or expects than to have nothing at all. Main Entry: ↑loaf … English terms dictionary
half a loaf is better than no bread — It means that getting part of what you want is better than getting nothing at all … The small dictionary of idiomes
half a loaf is better than no bread — half a ˌloaf is better than no ˈbread idiom (saying) you should be grateful for sth, even if it is not as good, much, etc. as you really wanted; something is better than nothing Main entry: ↑halfidiom … Useful english dictionary
Half a Loaf of Kung Fu — Infobox Film name = Half a Loaf of Kung Fu caption = UK DVD cover director = Chen Chi Hwa producer = Lo Wei Hsu Li Hwa writer = Jackie Chan Tang Ming Chi narrator = starring = Jackie Chan Dean Shek James Tien Elvis Tsui Wu Ma music = Frankie Chan … Wikipedia
half a loaf — less than what is wanted or is right. I didn t get everything I wanted in my contract but decided to accept half a loaf and not fight it. Usage notes: the full form of this idiom is half a loaf is better than none getting less than what you… … New idioms dictionary
