Script (guión): Idioms, ‘better than a kick in the teeth’. This means that it is not very good but better than nothing. So a kick in the teeth doesn't sound too pleasant but it's better than nothing. For example, a friend of mine started selling hot cakes on the market stall. I went down to see how see was doing and she said, ‘Mmm, I've only sold five cakes this morning, but it's better than a kick in the teeth.’
‘Or a kick in the arse,’ I said.