half of it

Idioms  

1. Only part of something, as in You saw them together, but that's just the half of it; she's moved in with him. This phrase, signifying the most important portion (more than half), is often put negatively as not the half of it, as in You thought they played badly? That's not the half of it, because they've been kicked out of the league. [First half of 1900s]

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half of it

Now, as to the specific question, yes, 2013 was pretty boring, or at least the second half of it was.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

Cloud business is 99% of that backlog, and more than half of it is expected to become revenue within the next two years.

From Barron's ● May 4, 2026

Of the roughly $700 billion in annual revenue generated by the world’s 14 largest drug companies, nearly half of it will face patent expiration by 2031, according to investment-bank Needham.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026

And that’s perfectly OK for them, because they won’t suffer a pang of guilt because of their decision, and they won’t actually feel better about accepting the $150 if they give half of it away.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026

He reached for a shaker of spicy salt and dumped half of it into his bowl.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat