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

“At these magnitudes, half of it time-based just seems too much.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

We have barely enough furniture to fill half of it; we buy a new mattress without a bed frame and sleep on the floor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 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

I’m relieved that she doesn’t see the other half of it, the discussions.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan