English Dictionary

better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick

フレーズ

ユーモラス文体

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

日本語の意味

（冗談的な表現で）何もないよりはマシだが、特に素晴らしいわけでもない状態 / 全くないよりは良い、しかし非常に期待できるレベルではないことを示す / 質が低いが、それ以上の悪さではないという評価

I know the free samples aren't much, but they're better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.

試供品は大したものではないけれど、ないよりはましだよ。

意味（1）

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

Mr. Cuomo described the Dinkins endorsement as politically significant, but it is unclear just how much it matters. . . . Better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick, to borrow one of the former Mayor's favorite maxims.