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not half — (slang) 1. Not moderately 2. Not even half 3. Not at all 4. Very much, exceedingly • • • Main Entry: ↑half * * * not half british spoken phrase used for emphas … Useful english dictionary
not half as good as — not half as good/bad/much/etc as phrase used for emphasizing that one person or thing is not nearly as good bad etc as another I never thought that Chaplin was half as funny as Buster Keaton. Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing how good or bad… … Useful english dictionary
not half as bad as — not half as good/bad/much/etc as phrase used for emphasizing that one person or thing is not nearly as good bad etc as another I never thought that Chaplin was half as funny as Buster Keaton. Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing how good or bad… … Useful english dictionary
not half — 1. adv. Very much. 2. Excl. of emph. agreement … A concise dictionary of English slang
half — 1. Half pint. 2. not half Very much. ♣ He wasn t half mad. He was very angry … A concise dictionary of English slang
half — [ hæf ] (plural halves [ hævz ] ) function word, quantifier *** Half can be used in the following ways: as a predeterminer (followed by a word such as a, the, this, or his ): We live half a mile up the road. I have to spend half my time taking… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Much Ado About Nothing (1993 film) — Much Ado About Nothing Theatrical release poster Directed by Kenneth Branagh … Wikipedia
half — [haf, häf] n. pl. halves [ME < OE healf, part, half, akin to ON halfr, Ger halb < IE (s)kelep , lit., divided < base * (s)kel , to cut > SCALP, SKILL, HELM2] 1. a) either of the two equal parts of something [the top half of the sixth… … English World dictionary
not — W1S1 [nɔt US na:t] adv [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: nought] 1.) used to make a word, statement, or question negative ▪ Most of the stores do not open until 10am. ▪ She s not a very nice person. ▪ You were wrong not to inform the police. ▪ Can we go… … Dictionary of contemporary English
half a loaf is better than no bread — half a ˌloaf is better than no ˈbread idiom (saying) you should be grateful for sth, even if it is not as good, much, etc. as you really wanted; something is better than nothing Main entry: ↑halfidiom … Useful english dictionary
