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

“Each paycheck, at least half of it went to rent,” Linden, 32, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

Making the film is only half of it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

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

Father Amadi came after Jaja had cut up the chicken and Amaka had put half of it in a plastic bag for the freezer.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie