DO THINGS BY HALVES

Meaning of DO THINGS BY HALVES in English

v. phr. To do things in a careless and incomplete way. When he reads a book he always does it by halves; he seldom finishes it.

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DO THINGS BY HALVES — {v. phr.} To do things in a careless and incomplete way. * /When he reads a book he always does …
Slang English vocab
DO THINGS BY HALVES — {v. phr.} To do things in a careless and incomplete way. * /When he reads a book he always does …
Словарь английских идиом
DO
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HALVES — see: half
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DO — I. (|)dü, _də or +V _dəw verb ( past first & third singular did (|)did, _dəd ; or nonstandard done …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BY — I. |bī also especially bef cons bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English be, bī, preposition, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HALVES — plural of half or present third singular of halve
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HALVES — (n.) pl. of Half.
Английский словарь Webster
HALVES — (pl. ) of Half
Английский словарь Webster
HALVES — ( pl. ) of Half
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HALVES — ( n. ) pl. of Half.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HALVES — /havz, hahvz/ , n. 1. pl. of half . 2. by halves , a. incompletely or partially: to do things …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DO — do 1 /dooh/ ; unstressed /doo, deuh/ , v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. do , 2nd do …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BY — by 1 /buy/ , prep., adv., adj., n., pl. byes . prep. 1. near to or next to: a home …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THINGS — n. possessions; belongings; articles of clothing; any possession that can be moved; equipment required for activity or a particular intention; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HALVES — n. two equal parts of something; (Sports) segments of time periods into which a game is divided
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DO — I. ˈdü verb ( did ˈdid, dəd ; done ˈdən ; do·ing ˈdü-iŋ ; does ˈdəz) Etymology: Middle English don, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BY — I. ˈbī, before consonants also bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English, preposition, be, bī; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HALVES — plural of half
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HALVES — noun ·pl of half. 2. halves ·pl of half.
Webster English vocab
DO — noun deed; act; fear. 2. do ·noun a cheat; a swindle. 3. do ·noun ado; bustle; stir; to do. 4. …
Webster English vocab
BY — (·pref.) against. 2. by ·adv aside; as, to lay by; to put by. 3. by (·pref.) on; along; in traversing. …
Webster English vocab
THINGS — ~ personal belongings or clothing. → thing ———————— ~ unspecified circumstances or matters. → thing
Concise Oxford English vocab
HALVES — plural form of half .
Concise Oxford English vocab
HALVES — [halves] pl of half
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HALVES — halves from ▷ half, halve hɑːvz AmE \ hævz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DO
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HALVES — pl. of half
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — / baɪ; NAmE / preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. near sb/sth; at the side of sb/sth; beside sb/sth : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HALVES — halves /hɑːvz $ hævz/ BrE AmE 1 . the plural of ↑ half 2 . go halves (with somebody) British …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DO
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BY — I. by 1 S1 W1 /baɪ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: be , bi ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HALVES — pl. of HALF.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DO — v. & n. --v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1 tr. perform, carry out, achieve, complete …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HALVES — pl. of HALF.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DO — v. & n. v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1 tr. perform, carry out, achieve, complete …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BY — prep., adv., & n. prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HALVES — pl. of HALF.
Oxford English vocab
DO — 1. v. & n. --v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1. tr. perform, carry out, achieve, …
Oxford English vocab
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1. near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Oxford English vocab
DO — I. AUXILIARY VERB USES /də, STRONG du:/ ( does, doing, did, done) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — The preposition is pronounced /baɪ/. The adverb is pronounced /baɪ/. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HALVES — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a number halves (= becomes twice as small ) ▪ The number of children failing at …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HALVES — [plural] of half
Cambridge English vocab
THINGS — Synonyms and related words : accessories, accouterments, appanages, apparatus, appendages, appliances, appointments, appurtenances, armament, belongings, caparison, choses, choses in action, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
THINGS — See ↑ CLOTHES 4, ↑ EQUIPMENT 1, ↑ OWN 4, ↑ SITUATION 1, ↑ THING 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ as …
Longman Activator English vocab
HALVES — • ↑ go halves
Longman Activator English vocab
HALVES — ➡ football – American style
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
THINGS — nights
Anagrams English vocabulary
DO — verb 1 DO · HAVE · MAKE · TAKE Many phrases begin with a very common very such as do, …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
THINGS — сущ.; мн. вещи, имущество - among other things things personal things real Syn : objects, articles (мн.ч.)личные вещи (мн.ч.) багаж …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HALVES — pl от half divide into ~ делить пополам halves pl от half
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DO — I (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) 1. гл.; прош. вр. - did, прич. прош. вр. - done 1) делать, выполнять, осуществлять …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BY — 1. предл. 1) а) у, при, около a home by a lake ≈ дом рядом с озером Syn : near …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THINGS — Динген
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HALVES — Половина
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HALVES — halves.ogg hɑ:vz pl от half I
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DO — do.ogg _I 1. du: n ( pl dos, do's du:z ) 1. разг. обман, мошенничество, надувательство; «розыгрыш» nothing but a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BY — 1. baı a 1. лежащий в стороне 2. второстепенный, необязательный 2. baı adv 1. мимо he passed by without a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HALVES — половины
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BY — by предл.1) у, при, около, возле, рядом с (нахождение или действие вблизи чего-л.) a home by a lake — дом …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HALVES — (n) половины
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