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in half
Idioms and Phrases
In two equal or roughly equal parts. For example, Let's cut this sheet in half . [Late 1500s]Example Sentences
His replacement, Kirby Yates, gave up a leadoff homer in the seventh to Olson, cutting the Dodgers’ lead in half.
The grants have been sliced in half for most states.
School administrators cannot say who will process funding for rural and low-income communities if staff at the Education Department is cut in half.
The Greens have also seen their vote share cut in half from 2% to 1%.
The streamer has announced it will split the new season in half - releasing the first episodes on 6 August and the second batch on 3 September.
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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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