by halves
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Fashion designers of his stature clearly don’t do things by halves.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2024
In this first season with Disney dollars, “Doctor Who” is clearly not doing anything by halves, but the lavish “Mad Max”-esque scenes of destruction threaten to overshadow Gatwa’s pitch-perfect performance.
From New York Times • May 17, 2024
Luhrmann doesn’t do much by halves, and here his flamboyant stylistic excesses are very much of a piece with Elvis’ own.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2022
I couldn’t dream of doing anything by halves.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 19, 2019
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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