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Half a loaf is better than none

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Half a loaf is better than none.
something that you say which means it is better to take what you are offered, even if it is less than you wanted, because it is better than nothing. I only got half the salary rise I asked for, but I took it anyway on the grounds that half a loaf is better than none.
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