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half a loaf is better than no loafAlternative form of half a loaf is better than none.Rate it:

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half a loaf is better than nonePossession or attainment of a partial object, achievement, result, etc is preferable to having no object, achievement, or result at all.Rate it:

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half a mindA moderate inclination.Rate it:

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half hourperiod of 30 minutesRate it:

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half murderThe committing of a grievous, but not fatal, injury.Rate it:

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half nelsonwrestling holdRate it:

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half-ass somethingthe meaning of it is to do something poorly due to lack of care or effort.Rate it:

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half-bakedIncomplete; not fully planned or carefully considered, ill-conceived, unsound or badly thought-out; foolish or having no common sense.Rate it:

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half-bakedUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: Partially cooked by heating in an oven.Rate it:

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half-bakedPartially cooked by heating in an oven.Rate it:

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half-nakedWith very few clothes on; revealing lots of one's body.Rate it:

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half-nakedWith very few clothes on.Rate it:

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half-pintA unit of volume used for liquids equal to half of a pint.Rate it:

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half-pintHalf a pint of beer.Rate it:

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half-pintA small child.Rate it:

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have second thoughtsTo change one's opinion, or be uneasy about a previous decision.Rate it:

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hear ofTo become aware of through second-hand knowledge, or not through personal experience.Rate it:

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hell and half of georgiaA very large region; everywhere.Rate it:

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hot lunchA sexual act in which a pouch of clingfilm or similar material filled with faeces is placed in one of the participants' mouth and subsequently penetrated by the second participant.Rate it:

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how the other half livesThe comfortable, luxurious lifestyles of those who are very wealthy.Rate it:

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iterum, tertium consulconsul for the second, third time.Rate it:

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j'y ai mis du mien, mettez-y du vôtreI have given way a bit, meet me half-way; I have done my share at it, now it’s your turn.Rate it:

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Jacke wie Hosesix of one, half a dozen of the otherRate it:

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just a secondStop; wait. Used to indicate that the speaker wishes the previous speaker or the proceedings to stop so that he or she can comment on what has been said or has happened so far.Rate it:

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just a secondOnly one second; a passage of time one-sixtieth of a minute in duration.Rate it:

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just a secondA short period of time, typically anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes or more.Rate it:

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mal comune mezzo gaudioshared trouble is a half joyRate it:

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mediocribus consiliis utito adopt half-measures.Rate it:

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mobilia sequuntur personamCommon law doctrine holding that personal property held by a person is governed by the same law that governs that person, so that if a person who is legally domiciled in one jurisdiction dies with property in a second jurisdiction, that property is legally treated as though it were in the first jurisdiction.Rate it:

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moitié figue, moitié raisin1. Partly willingly, partly by force. 2. Half one thing and half another. 3. Half in jest, half in earnest.Rate it:

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moving along at a snail's paceThe slow start of an agenda, the maintenance of a slothful effort, spending half a day to complete a two hour job.Rate it:

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nightcapThe second game of a doubleheader.Rate it:

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not half badPretty good; okay; decent.Rate it:

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on est un sot“They-say-so” is half a liar.Rate it:

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on second thoughtAfter reconsidering; on further consideration.Rate it:

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one strike and you're outIf you fail you will be given no second chance.Rate it:

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one thousandUsed in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which each iteration is sequentially numbered and supposed to be approximately one second in length.Rate it:

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other halfA spouse.Rate it:

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pays ruiné vaut mieux que pays perduHalf a loaf is better than no bread.Rate it:

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péché avoué est à demi pardonnéA fault confessed is half redressed.Rate it:

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philosophumena, the revelation of marcionName of a book from the second centuryRate it:

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play second fiddleTo play a subsidiary or subordinate role to someone or something else.Rate it:

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Play Second FiddleTo be subservient to someone, to follow someone or somethingRate it:

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prends le premier conseil d'une femme et non le secondA woman’s instinct is better than her reason.Rate it:

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principem (primum), secundum locum dignitatis obtinereto occupy the first, second position in the state.Rate it:

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proverbs come in pairsAlternative form of proverbs run in pairs.1979, Irving Howe, John Hollander, David Bromwich, Literature as Experience: An Anthology, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, ISBN 0155511130, page 325:Sometimes proverbs come in pairs, the first one providing the context, the second, the revision.Rate it:

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qui a bu boiraHabit is second nature; If you take to the habit of drinking you cannot get rid of it.Rate it:

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réflexion faiteAfter due reflection; On second thoughts.Rate it:

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reléguer (mettre) au second planTo put into the background.Rate it:

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rex-patA repeat expatriate, one who becomes ex-patriated a second time.Rate it:

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