not half bad
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She's actually not half bad in these flicks, although she looks like a confused chipmunk in every other shot.
From Golf Digest • Nov. 18, 2019
William Howard Taft, having been defeated by Woodrow Wilson in 1912, became the 10th chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, which as fallback plans go is not half bad.
From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2017
Might the most honored playwright of his day and ours already have suspected that Fletcher, while eventually prolific and really not half bad, was no Shakespeare and never would be?
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2016
And they’re not half bad on the break, so this is the perfect set-up for some breezy entertainment.
From The Guardian • Feb. 6, 2016
I’ve taught myself to play the thing these last two years and I’m not half bad.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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