上方不足，下比有余

Explanation: Better than, than the worst. 　　Usage: Complex sentence; as object clause; that is in the middle 　　Source: "Jin Shu Wang Zhan Chuan": "Cham said that when people lack the Fangshan Tao, Bi Weishu more than the next." Thesaurus:  worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst, worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst