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By halves

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by one half at once; halfway; fragmentarily; partially; incompletely.

See also: Halves



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It hath been observed, that Fortune seldom doth things by halves.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
Yet I'm not sure, Bunny, but we're doing the thing by halves ourselves
The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. View in context
Of course that decided me at once to see them, for I never allow myself to do things by halves, or in a slurring, slipshod way.
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