Something is better than nothing: some reward, achievement, result, etc. is preferable to none at all.

(humorous) Used to point out that somebody is in a state of psychological denial.

Alternative form of all that glitters is not gold

a species of pigeon, Hemiphaga chathamensis, found on Chatham Island and endemic to New Zealand

The biggest island in the Chatham Islands group off the east coast of New Zealand.

an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean about 680 kilometres off the east coast of New Zealand, and territorially part of New Zealand.

One of the Solomon Islands.

Araucaria heterophylla (synonym Araucaria excelsa), a conifer endemic to Norfolk Island, but grown as an ornamental tree in mild climates and as a container plant indoors worldwide.

Alternative form of pick up what someone is putting down

(idiomatic) To understand, pay attention to, or learn from what someone says or does.