If nothing else, we should at least try to be on time.
if nothing else
idiomAt the very least; as a minimum.
The movie was quite long and slow, but if nothing else, the music was beautiful.
Although the project failed to meet its primary goals, if nothing else, the team learned valuable lessons about communication and resource management.
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come to nothing
To fail completely; to have no result.
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dance on nothing
To be hanged.
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here goes nothing
Indicates a lack of confidence or certainty about the activity about to be tried.
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hiding to nothing
A situation in which victory has little or no value, but defeat has a huge cost.
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much ado about nothing
A lot of fuss or bother about something trivial.
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nothing doing
Absolutely not; definitely no.
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nothing for it
No alternative; nothing else to be done or to have recourse to.
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nothing if not
Certainly; definitely; (sometimes also obliquely) thoroughly; wholly; to a high degree; extremely.