not do anything by halves

not do anything by halves

To not do anything half-heartedly or without maximum effort. Of course Stephanie always gets straight A's—she just can't do anything by halves.

See also: anything, by, halves, not

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do nothing/not do anything by ˈhalves

do whatever you do completely and thoroughly: She does nothing by halves. When she decided to write a book, it was 1 000 pages long.

See also: anything, by, halves, not, nothing

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