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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Her win, if nothing else, was a reminder that careers can take unexpected turns, no matter the expectations.
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Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
As an outsider, Bitsy can ask the obvious questions that Edwin maybe won’t (for fear of annoying his wife, if nothing else).
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Numerous league sources said, however, that any team drafting Hunter as a corner would be doing so with a plan already in mind for how to use him in the offense — at least in special packages if nothing else.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
The decision this week by Judge Christopher R. Cooper to hand President Trump a legal victory but denounce his wrecking-ball approach to government reform showed, if nothing else, the tensions confronting the federal bench in Washington.
—Alan Feuer, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
As an outsider, Bitsy can ask the obvious questions that Edwin maybe won’t (for fear of annoying his wife, if nothing else).
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Numerous league sources said, however, that any team drafting Hunter as a corner would be doing so with a plan already in mind for how to use him in the offense — at least in special packages if nothing else.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
The decision this week by Judge Christopher R. Cooper to hand President Trump a legal victory but denounce his wrecking-ball approach to government reform showed, if nothing else, the tensions confronting the federal bench in Washington.
—Alan Feuer, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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“If nothing else.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/if%20nothing%20else. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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