half murder
The committing of a grievous, but not fatal, injury.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“The angry dog nearly beat the intruder half to death.”
“The fight was so violent that the attacker left his opponent half murdered in the alleyway.”
“The brutal assault left the victim half murdered, requiring months of intensive care to recover from such severe physical trauma.”
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all over hell's half acre
All over the place; everywhere.
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baker's half dozen
Seven, a group of seven.
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do by halves
To perform (a task, etc) partially or incompletely; to do (something) inadequately, halfheartedly, or shoddily.
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go halves
To divide equally between two parties.
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half a brain
A very basic or minimal level of intelligence.
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half a head
Synonym of half a brain.
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half a mind
A moderate inclination.
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half joke
A statement which contains elements of both jest and seriousness.
Last updated August 10, 2026