Смысл: behalf

behalf[bıʹhɑ:f]
n
<Í> в сочетаниях:
1.:
in behalf of - уст. для; ради; в пользу; в защиту
in my [his, her] behalf - в моих [его, её] интересах
in behalf of oppressed peoples - в защиту /в интересах/ угнетённых народов
to speak /to plead/ in behalf of smb.'s case - выступать в защиту кого-л., высказываться в чью-л. пользу
2.:
on behalf (of) - от лица, от имени (кого-л.)
for and on behalf of N. - юр. за и от имени N. (перед подписями лиц, законно уполномоченных подписываться за кого-л.)
to speak on behalf of all progressive men and women - выступать от лица всех прогрессивных людей
I am speaking on my husband's behalf - я говорю от имени своего мужа
3.:
in this /that/ behalf - уст., юр. в этом отношении; по этому вопросу
a statute in that behalf - закон о том же

howdy and a half Идиома

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.

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 off half-cocked

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

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.

howdy and a half

Rur. a abbreviate distance. Tom: Is it far to the dime store? Jane: Just a howdy and a half. Her abode was a howdy and a bisected from the abode area I grew up.Learn more: and, half, howdy

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hairdo 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 ham ham hands ham it up how the land lies how the mighty are fallen how the mighty have fallen how the other half lives how the sausage gets made how the wind blows how the wind lies How they hanging? how time flies How will I know you? How will I recognize you? How would you like it? How ya doin'? How ya living? How you been? How you doing? How you feeling? how, what, why, etc. on earth... how/what about that! how/what about...? How’re they hanging? How’s it hanging? How’s tricks? how-de-do howdy howdy and a half howdy-do how-d'ye-do however however much howl howl (one) down howl at howl at (someone or something) howl down howl in pain howl like a banshee howl out howl with howl with (something) howl with laughter howl with pain howler howling howling drunk howling fantods howling success howre How're things going? How're things? How's (it) with you?