Alternative form of better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick

Alternative form of better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick

(vulgar) Alternative form of better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick

Used to wholeheartedly agree with somebody else's remark

(humorous) Better than nothing; not unsatisfactory but also not a reason for enthusiastic excitement.

It is better to prevent a disease than to have to cure it. / (idiomatic, by extension) Precaution and prevention of an undesirable thing is preferable to dealing with its potential consequences.

(rare) Alternative form of an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure

Alternative form of better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness

It is better to have a sure thing now than a possibility of more later.

Alternative form of better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness