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listen with only half an ear
to not listen closely
When I told my story, my brother _.
I hate people who _ my story _.
→ nghe mà không chú ý, nghe cho có (hờ hững).
half-baked
A ~ idea or plan has not been considered carefully enough:
The government has come up with a _ scheme for training teachers on the job.
→ một ý tưởng hay kế hoạch chưa được tính toán, cân nhắc kỹ lưỡng.
half measures
actions that only achieve part of what they are intended to achieve:
I'm not interested in _.
There can be no _ when confronting this serious problem.
→ hành động chỉ đạt được một nửa so với mục đích mà họ đang mang muốn.
have half a mind
to think that you might do something, often because something has annoyed you:
I _ to go without him if he's going to be such an idiot!
→ đi làm cái gì (mặc dù bạn không mong muốn) bởi vì ai đó đã chọc, làm phiền bạn.
not know the half of it
If someone ~, they know that a situation is bad but do not know how serious it is:
"I hear things aren't going too well at work." "You _!"
→ biết rằng một tình huống nào đó đang rơi vào tt rối ren nhưng không hề biết nó nghiêm trọng cỡ nào.
meet someone halfway
to do some of the things that someone wants you to do, in order to show that you want to reach an agreement or improve your relationship with them
I didn’t want to spend a week at the conference, but I decided to _ my manager _ and agreed to go for a couple of days.
→ chiều thiều yêu cần của ai để thể hiện rằng bạn muốn dồng ý và cải thiện mqh của bạn với họ.
not half
Absolutely; I strongly agree. Primarily heard in UK, Australia.
A: "Will we go down to the pub for a couple of pints?" B: "_!"
→ được nói ra để thể hiện là mình đồng ý.
SYN you bet
not half
used in spoken English to express a positive statement more strongly:
It was _ crowded in the club last night (= it was very crowded).
She did _ shout at him (= she shouted a lot at him).
→ được sử dụng với dụng ý nhấn mạnh cường độ (very).
half the battle
a large part of the effort or work that is needed:
With so many search engines on the Web, deciding which one is best is _.
→ phần chính, quan trọng trong một mục tiêu hay nhiệm vụ (hay còn dc gọi là phần khó nhất).
a ... and a half
informal used when you think that something is very unusual or surprising, or very good
That was _ meal _!
→ được sử dụng khi mà bạn nghĩ rằng thứ gì rất là bất ngờ và tốt.
given half a/the chance
If someone would do something _, they would certainly do it if the opportunity came up:
I'd give up work _.
→ họ sẽ chắc chắn làm nó khi có cơ hội.
be too clever by half
to be too confident of your own intelligence in a way that annoys other people:
She was _ - always correcting the teacher or coming back with a smart answer.
→ quá tự tin về trí thông minh của bạn (nhưng mà làm phiền ng khác).