by halves
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Gymnasts can adjust a twisting vault midair by reducing the number of revolutions by halves if they feel something gone awry.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2024
Kara Young doesn’t do any role by halves, and as Viola this summer in the Classical Theater of Harlem’s “Twelfth Night,” she was breathtaking instantly.
From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2022
I couldn’t dream of doing anything by halves.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 19, 2019
The singer performs Ashes, taken from the sequel's soundtrack - and she's certainly not doing things by halves.
From BBC • May 4, 2018
Izzy’s adoration for Mia, like everything she did, did not come by halves: there was nothing Izzy wouldn’t do for her.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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