half the battle

half the battle
half the battle
Anything that brings one well on the way to success
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Main Entry: ↑battle

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half the battle phrase
the most important part of what you have to do in order to achieve something

Winning people’s trust is half the battle.

Thesaurus: important thing or detailsynonym
Main entry: half

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I
an important step toward achieving something

he never gives in, and that's half the battle

II
see battle

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half the battle
: an important and necessary part of doing or achieving something

When you're opening a new restaurant, good advertising is half the battle.

— often used with words like only and just to stress that something is not enough by itself to achieve a desired goal

If you want a career in show business, having talent is only half the battle–you also need to be lucky.

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Main Entry: ↑battle
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half the battle — see ↑battle, 1
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Main Entry: ↑half

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half the ˈbattle idiom
the most important or difficult part of achieving sth

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When you've got a difficult day ahead, getting a good night's sleep is often half the battle.

Main entry: ↑battleidiom

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  • be half the battle won — be half the battle (won) to be the most difficult part of a process so that once you have completed this part, you have almost succeeded. When you re training a dog, getting it to trust you is half the battle …   New idioms dictionary

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