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HALF at half-mast halfway up or down. (Primarily referring to flags. Can be used for things other than flags as a joke.)The flag was flying at half-mast because the general had died.Americans fly flags at half-mast on Memorial Day.The little boy ran out of the house with his pants at half-mast.
Idiom half(not) half British & Australian, informal something that you say in order to emphasize an opinion or a statement.He didn't half eat a lot.She isn't half brave, your sister.
half 1. adverb 1 used in exaggerations, as in 'I half killed him' UK, 2001. 2 used to reverse what is being said, which is usually formed as a negative, and thus stress the intention, i.e. 'not half bad' is pretty good UK, 1583 2. noun 1 used colloquially as an elliptical noun when the original noun is omitted, especially of a half pint (of beer) UK, 1937. 2 a child travelling at half-fare UK, 1961
idiomhalf► go off half cocked► half a loaf (is better than none)sb doesn't (even) know the half of itspoken used in order to emphasize that a situation is much worse, more difficult etc than people realize:"This has certainly been an unusual golf tournament." "You don't know the half of it.""Her husband seems like such a jerk!" "Yeah, and I'm sure we don't even know the half of it."not half BrEBrEspoken used in order to say that what someone has said is definitely true, or to pretend that it is true as a joke:"Does Ben like Sarah?" "Not half! He's crazy about her.""I didn't think you were boring." "Not half! I saw you yawning."sb's other/better halfused humorously to talk about someone's husband, wife, or partner:Don't take your other half for granted. Go away together for the weekend, and spend some time without the kids.Olin says that when it comes to acting, his wife is definitely his better half.see how the other half livesto find out what life is like for people who are very different from you, especially much richer or much poorer:In order to find out how the other half lives, Harrison tried working as a waiter in an east-end cafe.Just for a week, I'd like to see how the other half lives - stay in fancy hotels and fly around in my private jet.too ___ by half BrEBrEspoken used in order to emphasize that you think that someone or something has too much of a particular quality:The Chancellor's speech was considered by many businessmen to be "too clever by half".Yes, I'm sure Chloe has forgiven you - she's too understanding by half.
See:- (it's) not half bad
- (not) half the person/man/woman (one) used to be
- (one's) better half
- (one's) other half
- all over creation
- all over Hell and half of Georgia
- all over hell's half acre
- and a half
- at half cock
- at half-mast
- baker's half dozen
- be at half-mast
- be half the (something) (one) used to be
- be half the battle (won)
- be half-cut
- be half-dead
- be not half bad
- be too clever by half
- believe nothing of what you hear, and only half of what you see
- better half
- better half, my
- by half
- Cheap at half the price
- getting there is half the fun
- give (one) half a chance
- give somebody half a chance
- given half a/the chance
- glass half empty
- glass half full
- glass half full/half empty
- glass is half full, the
- go off
- go off at half-cock
- go off at half-cock/half-cocked, to
- go off half-cocked
- half a bubble off plumb
- half a chance
- half a dozen
- half a heart
- half a heart, with
- half a loaf
- half a loaf is better than no bread
- half a loaf is better than no loaf
- Half a loaf is better than none
- half a loaf is better than none/no bread
- half a mind
- half a minute
- half a minute, tick, second, etc.
- half a second
- half a tick
- half again as
- half again as many
- half again as much
- half an eye
- half in the bag
- half of it
- half seas over
- half term
- half the battle
- half the fun of (something)
- half the fun, trouble, etc. of something
- half the time
- half the trouble of (something)
- Half the truth is often a whole lie
- Half the world knows not how the other half lives
- half under
- half up the pole
- half-arsed
- half-baked
- half-blind
- half-canned
- half-cocked
- half-crocked
- half-hearted
- half-hearted about (someone or something)
- half-lit
- half-naked
- half-pint
- half-shaved
- half-sprung
- half-stewed
- half-under
- halfway house
- half-wit
- have a good/half a mind to, to
- have half a mind to (do something)
- have half a mind to do something
- have half a notion to (do something)
- have half a notion to do
- have half an ear on (someone or something)
- have half an eye on (someone or something)
- have not heard the half of it
- have one eye on (someone or something)
- have one eye/half an eye on something
- Hell and half of Georgia
- hell's half acre
- how the other half lives
- howdy and a half
- in half
- in half the time
- Is the glass half empty or half full?
- it's six of one and half a dozen of the other
- It's six of one, half a dozen of another
- keep half an eye on (someone or something)
- listen (to someone or something) with half an ear
- listen with half an ear
- meet trouble halfway
- no half measures
- Not bad
- not half
- not half (something)
- not half as (something) (as someone or something)
- not half as good, nice, etc. as somebody/something
- not half bad
- not know the half of it
- not the half of
- not the half of it/(something)
- on the hour/half-hour
- one half of the world does not know how the other half lives
- one’s better half
- one's better half
- rip (someone or something) in half
- rip in half
- see the glass as half empty
- see the glass as half full
- see with half an eye
- six in one, (and) half a dozen in the other
- six of one and half a dozen of the other
- six of one, (and) half a dozen of the other
- six of one, half a dozen of the other
- tear (someone or something) in half
- the better half of (something)
- the glass is half empty
- the glass is half full
- the half is better than the whole
- the half of it
- time and a half
- too (something) by half
- too clever by half
- too clever, quick, etc. by half
- too something by half
- Well begun is half done
- with half a heart
- without half trying
- you can't be half pregnant
- You don’t know the half of it
- You don't know the half of it
- your better half
- your better/other half
- your other half
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