SINCE 1828
if nothing else
idiomDefinition of if nothing else
—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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