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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Well … if nothing else, the Jags owe Coen a coke for making them get rid of Baalke.
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For reasons of ego, if nothing else, Tesla would strongly resist such a switch.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 5 Feb. 2025
Well … if nothing else, the Jags owe Coen a coke for making them get rid of Baalke.
—Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
For reasons of ego, if nothing else, Tesla would strongly resist such a switch.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
That, if nothing else, so many more people are learning Claressa’s story?
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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“If nothing else.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/if%20nothing%20else. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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