'n Halwe eier is beter as 'n leë dop

Meaning: Half a loaf is better than none.

Language: Afrikaans

Literally: Half an egg is better than an empty shell

Category: Food & Drink

Origin: An Afrikaans proverb that a little something always beats nothing at all.

More idioms — Food & Drink

• Mvumilivu hula mbivu — Patience is rewarded.
• لوہے کے چنے چبانا — To face an extremely hard, gruelling task.
• Estar nas verzas — To be daydreaming and distracted.
• Arriver comme un cheveu sur la soupe — To show up at a completely inopportune, awkward moment.
• hash slinger — A cook or server in a cheap restaurant, often regarded as rude or inattentive.
• sugarcoat the pill — To make something unpleasant more palatable or easier to accept.

More Afrikaans idioms

• Nou is die gort gaar — Now we're really in trouble.
• Jakkals trou met wolf se vrou — A sunshower — rain while the sun shines.
• Hy is van sy trollie af — He has lost his mind.
• Koeitjies en kalfies — Idle small talk.
• Bobbejaan agter die bult — To worry about troubles that may never come.
• So skaars soos hoendertande — Extremely rare; almost non-existent.

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