have half a mind

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have half a mind to do something

1. something that you say to a child who you are threatening with punishment. It's the second time this month I've caught you smoking. I've half a mind to report you to your parents!

2. if you have half a mind to tell someone something unpleasant, you are very seriously thinking about telling them. I've half a mind to tell her to rewrite the whole report it's so bad.

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I have half a mind to go back again, and say what I suffer. Andersen's Fairy Tales by Andersen, Hans Christian View in context I have half a mind to turn him loose, that I may see how long you would kick him then. The Return of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context Well, I have half a mind to upset you in the canal. Law and the Lady by Collins, Wilkie View in context More results

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