and a half

phrasal

slang : of great size, importance, difficulty, or perplexity

a job and a half

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and a half

1

— used in measurements of time, distance, weight, etc., to indicate one half of the unit of measurement

My daughter is two and a half (years old). [=two years and six months old]

The fish was a foot and a half long. [=one foot and six inches long]

ten and a half pounds [=ten pounds and eight ounces]

2 informal

— used to say that something is very good, large, difficult, etc.

That was a meal and a half! [=that was a very big meal]

Renovating a house is a job and a half. [=is a very difficult job]

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Main Entry: ↑half

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and a ˈhalf idiom

(informal) bigger, better, more important, etc. than usual

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That was a game and a half!

Main entry: ↑half_idiom