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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There's some value here based on line-shopping, if nothing else, as bet365 lists Skinner at just +3300 as of June 4.
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
Trump, who if nothing else does seem to worry about how he is publicly perceived, should realize that the development and widespread adoption of the COVID vaccine can be a legacy-defining moment, and his health secretary is standing in the way of that.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
Though trade differences rage, Saturday’s D.C. event if nothing else shows how a flow of cultural exchanges and interest between the two sides continues.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Banks could push for the job and provide quality depth from the jump if nothing else.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2025
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
Trump, who if nothing else does seem to worry about how he is publicly perceived, should realize that the development and widespread adoption of the COVID vaccine can be a legacy-defining moment, and his health secretary is standing in the way of that.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
Though trade differences rage, Saturday’s D.C. event if nothing else shows how a flow of cultural exchanges and interest between the two sides continues.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Banks could push for the job and provide quality depth from the jump if nothing else.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2025
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“If nothing else.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/if%20nothing%20else. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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