half the battle

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half the battle

Fig. a significant part of an effort. Getting through traffic to the airport was half the battle. The flight was nothing at all.

See also: battle, half

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I think you will prosper, for the sincere wish to be good is half the battle. Little Women by Alcott, Louisa May View in context Au contraire, if we can manage to stow ourselves away unbeknownst, half the battle will be won. The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. View in context He had made himself believe that he was going to get well, which was really more than half the battle, if he had been aware of it. The Secret Garden by Burnett, Frances Hodgson View in context			had it coming had rather do hadn't oughta haggle haggle about haggle over hail hail a cab hail as hail from hail-fellow-well-met hair hair and hide hair of the dog that bit hair-raising haired hale hale and hearty hale-fellow-well-met half half a bubble off plumb half a dozen half a loaf Half a loaf is better than none half in the bag half the battle half the time Half the truth is often a whole lie Half the world knows not how the other half lives half under half-arsed half-baked half-hearted halfhearted halfway halt halves ham ham it up ham up ham-fisted hammer hammer at hammer down hammer home hammer into hammer into and pound into hammer on hammer onto hammer out hancock			Half Sinemet half sister half sister Half sisters Half sisters Half Size Blue Print Half Sized Diazo Non-Reproducible Drawing half slating Half Slotted Container half snipe half sole Half Sovereign Half Sovereigns Half space Half staff half step half step half step half steps half steps Half Stock Half Stocks half story Half Subtractor Half suit Half suit Half sword half tap half term half term half the battle Half The Fight half the time Half the truth is often a whole lie Half the world knows not how the other half lives half thickness half thickness Half tide Half tide half timber Half timbered Half time Half time Half tint half title Half tone Half tone Half tone Half Toning Half Toning Half Toning half track half track Half Truck Load half truss Half truth Half Two half under Half value layer Half value layer half vision

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