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词汇 given half a chance
释义
Idiom
given half a chance
allowed any opportunity.
Given half a chance, most writers would rather talk about a project than work on it.
Usage notes: also used in the form give someone/something half a chance:
If we give Geoff half a chance, he could paint that kind of portrait.
idiomgiven half a chance(also if you give sb half a chance)used in order to say that someone is very likely to do something if they have an opportunity:I don't blame you for asking - I'm sure I'd have done the same thing myself, given half a chance.He'll start telling you all his war stories if you give him half a chance.
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given half a/the chance

If one had the opportunity to do something (usually something that one would eagerly do). You have to take that job—I certainly would if given half the chance! I would go back to my childhood in a second if given half the chance—my adult responsibilities are so overwhelming.
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