by halves
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Fashion designers of his stature clearly don’t do things by halves.
From BBC
"I don't do things by halves," he says with another laugh, recounting how he spent hours watching online tutorials to learn how to identify birds and get the best out of his new camera, which he normally has set to 30 frames a second with manual controls.
From BBC
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
Ben Stokes does not do things by halves.
From BBC
He does not do things by halves.
From BBC
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