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51better one house spoiled than two — Said of two foolish or wicked people joined in marriage and troubling only themselves. Spoiled (or spilled [destroyed]) is sometimes contrasted with filled (see quots. 1670 and 1805). 1586 T. B. tr. La Primaudaye’s French Academy xlvi. The wicked …
52much — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. Much is used with these nouns: ↑amusement, ↑rejoicing, ↑speculation {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adv. Much is used with these adjectives: ↑aggrieved, ↑akin, ↑amused, ↑beloved, ↑better, ↑ …
53Better — Good Good, a. [Compar. {Better}; superl. {Best}. These words, though used as the comparative and superlative of good, are from a different root.] [AS. G[=o]d, akin to D. goed, OS. g[=o]d, OHG. guot, G. gut, Icel. g[=o][eth]r, Sw. & Dan. god, Goth …
54better than a kick in the teeth / balls — Phrs. Catch phrase expressing that one should be happy with the situation, as it could be much worse. E.g. I only won £10 on the national lottery yesterday, but I shouldn t complain, it s better than a kick in the balls …
55better than a poke in the eye with a blunt stick — Phrs. A catch phrase that expresses that a situation could be much worse, hence one should be grateful. Also better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick …
56better than a kick in the balls — expression indicating that a person should be grateful with the situation because it could be much worse …
57Never was so much owed by so many to so few — World War II poster containing the famous lines by Winston Churchill Never was so much owed by so many to so few was a wartime speech made by the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on 20 August 1940. The name stems from the specific line in …
58prevention is better than cure — Cf. c 1240 BRACTON De Legibus v. x. melius & utilius [est] in tempore occurrere, quam post causam vulneratam quaerere remedium, it is better and more useful to meet a problem in time than to seek a remedy after the damage is done. 1618 T. ADAMS… …
59Make Me Better — Single by Fabolous featuring Ne Yo from the album From Nothin to Somethin …
60(a) (damn) sight better — a (damn, etc.) sight better, etc. | a (damn, etc.) sight too good, etc. idiom (informal) very much better; much too good, etc • She s done a darn sight better than I have …