Definition of no (or little) better than in US English: no (or little) better than
phrase Just (or almost) the same as; merely.
‘government officials who were often no better than bandits’
More example sentences
‘Tennyson asked no better than to live with books in the heart of the country.’ ‘The fuel efficiency per passenger mile travelled by train is no better than that of an average diesel car carrying two people.’ ‘My Spanish no better than when I left England, I beckoned towards the hostel address in my guidebook.’ ‘Living an short life where the only feeling you know is pain, is no better than not living at all.’ ‘Fire safety standards in public hospitals are no better than in private companies.’ ‘He came into the bar looking no better than before, dragging his wrapped up sword with him.’ ‘If you are really far away you could get 9Kbs which is no better than now.’ ‘Even though she was in a wheel chair she was just as good, no better than all the other children were!’ ‘I can do no better than to quote Transpower's response to that member at that time.’ ‘The rides are good, but no better than what's on offer at Alton Towers.’ ‘They all know that their own regimes are little better than that being disposed of in Iraq.’ ‘The proof of Regina's work to date can be testified no better than by the many referrals she receives.’ ‘He found that when a subject took glucose, they performed no better than when were given a placebo.’ ‘I can do no better than to link to my story from last year about how I fell in love with him.’ ‘Presley, with his many appalling movie soundtrack albums, deserved no better than two awards.’ ‘They know no better than to constantly bear whatever pain and suffering comes to them.’ ‘Owen, arguably, is no better than when he arrived on the international scene two years ago.’ ‘It may come as no surprise that the weather at Poole is no better than at home, in fact it is a little worse than when we left.’ ‘Ironically, the reaction of the city-breds was no better than that of the villagers.’ ‘I can do no better than to quote from my own press statement at the time that the Government announced its policy.’