if nothing else
idiom
—used to say that something is probably the only thing that is true, acceptable, desirable, or certain because there are no better/worse possibilities
The food is cheap, if nothing else.
If nothing else, there's the party (to go to) this evening.
If nothing else, you should send him a card.
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This country desperately needs a viable third party, which, if nothing else, would serve to keep the other two honest.
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Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2025
Based on regression to the mean, if nothing else, the turnover luck is bound to be less favorable this year.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
But the Toledo Proud Boys’ enthusiasm for the work, if nothing else, is telling.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
And if nothing else, the team has the Terry Francona factor — their manager famously broke Boston’s World Series drought back in 2004, then in 2016 helped Cleveland earn its first pennant of the 21st century.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 July 2025
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Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2025
Based on regression to the mean, if nothing else, the turnover luck is bound to be less favorable this year.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
But the Toledo Proud Boys’ enthusiasm for the work, if nothing else, is telling.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
And if nothing else, the team has the Terry Francona factor — their manager famously broke Boston’s World Series drought back in 2004, then in 2016 helped Cleveland earn its first pennant of the 21st century.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 July 2025
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“If nothing else.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/if%20nothing%20else. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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