Table of Contents
- 1 What does it mean to do something by halves?
- 2 Are the things done by halves right?
- 3 What is the meaning of the idiom to play to the gallery?
- 4 What does make one’s mark mean?
- 5 What does in a fool’s paradise mean?
- 6 What is the meaning of born with silver spoon?
- 7 What does it mean to not do things by halves?
- 8 What did Matilda say about never doing anything by halves?
- 9 When to use 9 ADV half in a sentence?
What does it mean to do something by halves?
humorous. If someone does not do things by halves, they put a lot of effort and enthusiasm into doing things, often more than is necessary: “I didn’t realize you were decorating the whole house.” “Oh, we don’t do things by halves round here.”
Are the things done by halves right?
“Work where you work and play where you play; That is the way to be cheerful and gay; All that you do, do with your mind; Things done by halves are never done right.”
What is the meaning of the idiom to play to the gallery?
: to do things that one thinks will be popular among many people instead of doing what one thinks is right a governor who refuses to play to the gallery.
What does the idiom upset the apple cart mean?
spoil everything
Spoil carefully laid plans, as in Now don’t upset the applecart by revealing where we’re going. This expression started out as upset the cart, used since Roman times to mean “spoil everything.” The precise idiom dates from the late 1700s.
What is the meaning of idiom run out of steam?
phrase. If you run out of steam, you stop doing something because you have no more energy or enthusiasm left. [informal]
What does make one’s mark mean?
make one’s mark in American English to achieve success or fame. See full dictionary entry for mark.
What does in a fool’s paradise mean?
to believe wrongly and stupidly that your situation is good, when really it is not.
What is the meaning of born with silver spoon?
Definition of born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth : born into a very wealthy family.
What’s nail in the coffin means?
Definition of a nail in the/someone’s coffin : something that makes it more likely that someone or something will fail, be destroyed, etc. Every mistake is one more nail in the coffin of his professional baseball career. The lawyers put another nail in her coffin today.
What does the phrase sick as a dog mean?
very sick
informal. : very sick.
What does it mean to not do things by halves?
› If someone does not do things by halves, they put a lot of effort and enthusiasm into doing things, often more than is necessary:
What did Matilda say about never doing anything by halves?
“Matilda said, “Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous. Go the whole hog. Make sure everything you do is so completely crazy it’s unbelievable…”
When to use 9 ADV half in a sentence?
9 adv Half is sometimes used in negative statements, with a positive meaning, to emphasize a particular fact or quality. For example, if you say `he isn’t half lucky’, you mean that he is very lucky.