“better than”

The following 3 entries include the term better than.

little better than

idiom

: not much better than (something) : only slightly better than (something)

prevention is better than cure

conventional saying

used to say that it is better and easier to stop a problem, illness, etc., from happening than to stop or correct it after it has started

two heads are better than one

idiom

used to say that it is easier for two people who help each other to solve a problem than it is for one person to solve a problem alone


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