# the half of it

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/the-half-of-it
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

Only a part of something; not the full picture. Typically it is implied to be the most important part.

## Examples

- That is not even the half of it.
- You think the traffic was bad today, but that is not even the half of it.
- While the public focused on the immediate financial loss, the internal audit revealed that this was not even the half of it.

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