Lacking this, the old-fashioned technique of looking into the other person's eyes and listening to the gut feeling you get when you see what's in them is better than nothing.〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 1992年4月号◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"HT066021", "2392988"
しないよりまし。そうね。
Better than nothing. Yeah."NATI-011", "2266898"
そうかもしれない。だけど、電話で連絡をするのは全く連絡しないよりましだよ。
You may be right. But telephone contact is better than no contact at all."20020621", "2576825"
なら、ブックオフを試すべきだよ。普通、表示価格の10パーセントしかもらえないけど、ないよりましさ。
Then you should try BOOK OFF. They usually only pay 10 percent of the cover price, but it's something."20010422", "2514884"
わずかだがないよりましだ。
It's not much, but it's better than nothing.
何もないよりましだ
be better than a kick in the ass [pants]〈卑〉
be better than a poke in the eye (with a blunt stick)