mieux que rien

better than nothing

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better than nothing Used when something is small or imperfect, but still useful or preferable to having nothing at all.
FR: Ce petit cadeau, c’est mieux que rien.
EN: This little gift is better than nothing.

C'est mieux que rien.

It's better than nothing.

— Faute d'amour (2017)

C'est mieux que rien!

It's better than nothing!

— Happy Together (1997)

Quoi que ce soit vaut infiniment mieux que rien.

Anything is infinitely better than nothing.

C’est toujours mieux que rien.

It's still better than nothing.

N'importe quoi est infiniment mieux que rien.

Anything is infinitely better than nothing.

C'est toujours mieux que rien.

It's still better than nothing.

C'est mieux que rien, non?

It's better than nothing, isn't it?