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idiomhalf a loaf (is better than none)(also half a loaf is better than no bread BrE)used in order to say that the solution to a problem is acceptable even though it does not do everything that you wanted, because having something is better than having nothing:Working on the principle that half a loaf is better than none, the British side accepted the agreement, intending to continue negotiations at a later date.In answer to the criticism that Hollywood fails to cover political issues in a serious way, Ferguson argued that, "...even half a loaf on the national stomach is at least nourishment taken in."
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