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do (something) by halves

To do something half-heartedly or only partially. incompletely. You kids need to clean your rooms today, and don't do it by halves—I want every last toy picked up!

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do the business
do the deed
do the dirty on (someone)
do the dirty on somebody
do the dirty on someone
do the dishes
do the donkey work
do the drink thing
do the drug thing
do the Dutch
do the hard way
do the hard yards
do the honors
do the honours
do the job
do the job/trick
do the math
do the math!
do the maths
do the right thing
do the rounds
do the something thing
do the spadework
do the trick
do the unthinkable
do things by halves
do things to somebody
do time
do to excess
do too
do unto others as you would have them do unto you
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
do up
do up brown
Do we have to go through all that again?
do well
do well by (one)
do well by doing good
do well by somebody
do well for (oneself)
do well for yourself
do well out of somebody/something
do well to do something
do what comes naturally
do with
do with a vengeance
do without
do without (someone or something)
do wonders
do wrong
Do you eat with that mouth?
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do them a favour
do them a good turn
do them a kindness
do them a power of good
do them a world of good
do them credit
do them dirt
do them dirty
do them down
do them good
do them in
do them justice
do them one better
do them out of something
do them over
do them proud
do them the world of good
do them up
do themselves a favor
do themselves a favour
do themselves a mischief
do themselves in
do themselves justice
do themselves proud
Do they hire out golf clubs?
Do they hire out rackets?
Do They Know It's Christmas
Do they rent out golf clubs?
Do they rent out rackets?
do thing
do things by halves
Do Things My Way
do things to somebody
do thoroughly
do till is blue in the face
do till is blue in the face
do till is blue in the face
do time
do to death
do to death
do to death
do to death
do to death
do to excess
do too
do until is blue in the face
do until is blue in the face
do until is blue in the face
Do unto Others
do unto others as you would have them do unto you
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
do up
do up
do up
do up
do up
do up
do up brown
do us a bad turn
do us a favor
do us a favour
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