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

According to the IEA, around 70% of fossil-fuel methane emissions could be reduced with current technologies—more than half of it at zero net cost.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 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

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

“Deceiving me,” said Fujiko in Japanese, “is only half of it, daughter. You have deceived yourself, too.”

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson