‘The lamp's best of all,’ cried Kezia. She thought Isabel was not making half enough of the little lamp. (K. Mansfield, ‘The Doll's House’, ‘The Doll's House’) — - Это прекрасная лампа, - воскликнула Кезия. Ей показалось, что Изабелла проявляет явно недостаточный интерес к маленькой лампе.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.
not\ half\ bad — • not (so) bad • not half bad adj informal Pretty good; all right; good enough. The party last night was not bad. It was not so bad, as inexpensive vacations go. The show was not half bad … Словарь американских идиом
not\ bad — • not (so) bad • not half bad adj informal Pretty good; all right; good enough. The party last night was not bad. It was not so bad, as inexpensive vacations go. The show was not half bad … Словарь американских идиом
not\ so\ bad — • not (so) bad • not half bad adj informal Pretty good; all right; good enough. The party last night was not bad. It was not so bad, as inexpensive vacations go. The show was not half bad … Словарь американских идиом
half measure — half measures also half measure N COUNT: usu pl (disapproval) If someone refers to policies or actions as half measures, they are critical of them because they think that they are not forceful enough and are therefore of little value. They have… … English dictionary
half measures — ˌhalf ˈmeasures f15 [half measures] noun plural a policy or plan of action that is weak and does not do enough • There are no half measures with this company … Useful english dictionary
Not Afraid — For the Stephanie Smith album, see Not Afraid (album). Not Afraid … Wikipedia
half — half1 W1S1 [ha:f US hæf] predeterminer, pron, adj [only before noun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(50%)¦ 2¦(most of)¦ 3¦(time)¦ 4¦(combination)¦ 5 half a dozen 6 half a/the chance 7 half an eye/ear 8 be half the battle 9 half a minute/moment/second etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
half — 1 predeterminer, adjective (only before noun) 1 being half of an amount, time, distance, number etc: events that happened over half a century ago | Only half the guests had arrived by seven o clock. | The studio is only half a block away. | half… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
half — n., adj., & adv. n. (pl. halves) 1 either of two equal or corresponding parts or groups into which a thing is or might be divided. 2 colloq. = half back. 3 colloq. half a pint, esp. of beer etc. 4 either of two equal periods of play in sports. 5… … Useful english dictionary
not — [[t]nɒ̱t[/t]] ♦ (Not is often shortened to n t in spoken English, and added to the auxiliary or modal verb. For example, did not is often shortened to didn t .) 1) NEG You use not with verbs to form negative statements. The sanctions are not… … English dictionary
not bad — or[not so bad] or[not half bad] {adj.}, {informal} Pretty good; all right; good enough. * /The party last night was not bad./ * /It was not so bad, as inexpensive vacations go./ * /The show was not half bad./ … Dictionary of American idioms
