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halves
[havz, hahvz]
Idioms and Phrases
by halves,
incompletely or partially.
to do things by halves.
halfheartedly.
better not at all than by halves.
go halves, to share equally; divide evenly.
Example Sentences
They had more shots than Spain did in both halves - and more efforts on target in total.
With rolling substitutes, no offsides and 15-minute halves, it's a format that brings out flair and creativity, as well as attacking intent.
The next day, I blended a few roasted halves with frozen banana, coconut milk and more cinnamon than seemed strictly necessary.
After attending the Paris Games, the Cornishmen are potentially eyeing a return flight to LAX in three years, pending the approval of their better halves, of course.
Again, to use a metaphor that applies to both cities, it’s like there’s an earthquake between that separates the two halves.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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