halves
[havz, hahvz]
/hævz, hɑvz/
noun
1.
plural of
half
.
Idioms
2.
by halves,
incompletely or partially:
to do things by halves.
halfheartedly:
better not at all than by halves.
3.
go halves,
to share equally; divide evenly.
Idioms and Phrases with
by halves
by halves
Imperfectly, reluctantly, or half-heartedly, as in
You really can't paint a portrait by halves
.
[
Mid-1500s
]
halves
see:
by halves
go halves
also see under:
half