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Phrase(s): Thank God for small favors.
Rur. Be thankful that something good has happened in a bad situation. • Charlie: We’re out of gas, but I think I see a gas station up ahead. Tom: Thank God for small favors. • He had a heart attack, but it was right there in the doctor’s office, so they could take care of him right away. Thank God for small favors.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs