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a whale of a game

an exciting game, a cliff-hanger When Canada played Sweden, it was a whale of a game.

all over hell's half acre

all over the place, everywhere I left the gate open, and the cows are all over hell's half acre.

better half

spouse, wife or husband Bring your better half when you visit us. We'd like to meet her.

chalk one up for you

you have earned a point, you won that point/game Good shot! I'll chalk one up for you.

don't know the half of it

do not know all the facts, have not heard all of it Yes, they got divorced, but you don't know the half of it.

go halves

share equally We have decided to go halves on buying a new computer.

go off half-cocked

act or speak before being ready He always goes off half-cocked when he is at a meeting.

grind to a halt

slow down and stop (like a machine when it is turned off) The city ground to a halt when the power went off for five hours.

grinding halt

unplanned stop, forced stop When Andy lost his job, their marriage came to a grinding halt.

hale and hearty

in very good health, well and strong My uncle is a hale and hearty fellow who never gets sick.

hale fellow, well met

friendly man, a good head, jolly good fellow Bert is a social person - always hale fellow, well met.

half assed

incomplete, half missing There's a guy at the door with a half-assed invention for sale.

half-baked

foolish I didn

half cocked

(See go off half cocked)

half corked

half drunk, buzzed, feeling no pain Andy was at the bar for awhile. He's half corked.

half cut

(See half corked)

half hearted

using half your ability, not giving enough effort He made a half-hearted attempt to find our luggage: one phone call.

half lit

(See half corked)

half-pint

a child, a person who is half the size of an adult When you were a boy - just a half-pint - your hair was yellow.

half shot

(See half corked)

half snapped

(See half corked)

half the battle

a large part of the work Sending the letters out will be half the battle. We can finish the rest of the work next week.

have half a mind

feel tempted or inclined to do something I have half a mind to go and offer my resignation to the president.

have half a mind to

(See have a mind to)

hell's half acre

(See all over hell's half acre)

inhale

eat quickly, wolf down I rushed home, inhaled my lunch and drove to the airport.

meet someone half-way

make a compromise with someone He is very stubborn and is never willing to meet his friends half-way.

not half bad

quite good, better than expected Have you seen Honey, I Ate The Kids? It's not half bad, actually.

on behalf of

representing a group, acting for a group He presented the award to me on behalf of the community club.

six of one and a half dozen of the other

there is little difference between two things/situations Whatever you do is no problem for me. It is six of one and half a dozen of the other.

six of one and half-a-dozen of the other

two things the same, no difference It was six of one or half-a-dozen of the other as to whether or not we should take the train or the airplane. They both arrived at the same time and cost the same.

six of one, half a dozen of the other

nearly equal, about the same, like twins Panasonic and Quasar are very similar - it's six of one, half a dozen of the other.

whale of a game

(See a whale of a game)

and a half

used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount:"Man, I've got a cold and a half" Can also be used by itself in response to someone:"You got some beer?" Response:"And a half!"

chale

whale on

to punch; to attack

by half

very 十分地
He is clever by half．他十分聪明。

by halves

imcompletely；imperfectly 不完全地；不完善地
We do nothing by halves．我们做事从不半途而废。
He does everything by halves．他做事总是敷衍了事。
The habit of doing things by halves would make you accomplish nothing all your life．半心半意地做事会使你终身一事无成。

in half

in two； into halves 分成两半
The party is likely to split in half．这个党有可能分裂成两派。
The cake was cut in half．饼子被切成了两半。

in sb．'s behalf

1．for；in the interest of；on account of因为
Don't be uneasy on my behalf．不要为我担心。
Thank you for all the trouble you have taken in my behalf．谢谢你为我解决问题所尽的努力。
Public sympathy was active in his behalf．公众对他深表同情。
2．as the representative代表
The chairman signed the document on behalf of the company．董事长代表公司签署了文件。

meet sbhalf way

compromise；come to an understanding with sb． when opinions differ妥协；和解
In an effort to end the strike，the owners agreed to meet the strikers halfway．为了努力结束这场罢工，老板自己和罢工者和解了。
The two sides finally met halfway —the workers gave up their pay claim but got the cut in working hours that they wanted．双方最后都作出了让步—工人们放弃增加工资的要求，但得到了他们想要的劳动时间的减少。
John has definite ideas about things，but he's not unreasonable，he always tries to meet you halfway．约翰对事情有明确的意见，但他不是不讲理的，他总是努力和你折衷一下。

on/in sb's behalf

on sb．'s behalf

walk one's chalks

go away without notice不告而别
He walked his chalks and went to Shanghai．他不辞而别去了上海。

walk the chalk

act exactly as you are supposed to；behave properly；obey循规蹈矩；严格遵守；服从
The young teacher took great pains to make his students walk the chalk．那位年轻教师费了好大的劲来使学生们遵守纪律。

whale away

1．beat or hit hard；strike again and again用力击；揍
The boxer was whaling away at his opponent with both fists．那位拳击手挥舞双拳，向他的对手击去。
2．attack severely；go on without stopping or with great force严厉攻击；不停地用力敲
During the election the Mayor whaled away at the other party in his speeches．选举期间，市长在他的几次演说中一再抨击另一政党。
Mary has been whaling away on the typewriter for an hour．玛丽不停地打了一个时的字。

with half an eye

at a glance；without effort看一眼；一瞥；不费劲
Anyone with half an eye could see that the young teacher was in love with the girl．任何人一看就知道那位青年教师已爱上那位女孩了。

six of one and half a dozen of the other

Idiom(s): six of one and half a dozen of the other

Theme: CHOICE

about the same one way or another.(Fixed order.)
• It doesn't matter to me which way you do it. It's six of one and half a dozen of the other.
• What difference does it make? They're both the same—six of one and half a dozen of the other.

one's better half

Idiom(s): one's better half

Theme: KINSHIP

one's spouse. (Usually refers to a wife.)
• I think we'd like to come for dinner, but I'll have to ask my better half.
• I have to go home now to my better half. We are going out tonight.

meet sb halfway

Idiom(s): meet sb halfway

Theme: COMPROMISE

to offer to compromise with someone.
• No, I won't give in, but I'll meet you halfway.
• They settled the argument by agreeing to meet each other halfway.

More Idioms/Phrases

mention in passing mend one's ways mend one's fences melt in one's mouth meet the requirements meet one's Waterloo meet one's match meet one's end meet sb halfway Mecca for meat-and-potatoes measure up to one's expectations mean to mean sth mean nothing

English Vocalbulary

a half yearly a handful of a handfull of a handle to one's name a hanging matter a hard and fast rule a hard knock a hard nut to crack a hard row to hoe a hard way a heady wine a heap of a heart of stone a heart to heart talk a heavenly body a heavy hand a heavy heart a hell of a noise

hal Idiom

a whale of a game

all over hell's half acre

better half

chalk one up for you

don't know the half of it

go halves

go off half-cocked

grind to a halt

grinding halt

hale and hearty

hale fellow, well met

half assed

half-baked

half cocked

half corked

half cut

half hearted

half lit

half-pint

half shot

half snapped

half the battle

have half a mind

have half a mind to

hell's half acre

inhale

meet someone half-way

not half bad

on behalf of

six of one and a half dozen of the other

six of one and half-a-dozen of the other

six of one, half a dozen of the other

whale of a game

and a half

chale

whale on

by half

by halves

in half

in sb．'s behalf

meet sbhalf way

on/in sb's behalf

on sb．'s behalf

walk one's chalks

walk the chalk

whale away

with half an eye

six of one and half a dozen of the other

one's better half

meet sb halfway

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English Vocalbulary

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