by half

1. Considerably, a great deal, as in He was too good a cook by half for this small restaurant. [c. a.d. 1000] Contrast by halves.

Example Sentences

The commission has set out plans to cut the amount of steel that can be imported into the bloc by half - beyond which the new 50% tariffs will apply.

From BBC

In an article, Muir wrote that as he examined another “huge snow-bank, four or five hundred yards in length, by half a mile in width,” he saw masses of rocks and dirt that had been pushed by the moving ice, and “I shouted ‘A living glacier!’”

From Los Angeles Times

If voters approve Proposition 50, Golden State Democrats would see the odds tilted further in their favor, while the number of Republicans representing California in Washington, D.C., could be reduced by half.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite my queasiness about cutting “Oz” by half an hour, the experiment is a romp.

From Los Angeles Times

Even more giggle-inducing, I was pelted with scented foam apples and dive-bombed by half a dozen drone-piloted flying monkeys.

From Los Angeles Times