do by halves (English, verb)
expansion: do by halves (third-person singular simple present does by halves, present participle doing by halves, simple past did by halves, past participle done by halves)
Senses:
glosses: To perform (a task, etc) partially or incompletely; to do (something) inadequately, halfheartedly, or shoddily.
tags: idiomatic
transitive
raw_tags: in the negative
Forms:
form: does by halves
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: doing by halves
tags: participle
present
form: did by halves
tags: past
form: done by halves
tags: participle
past
form: do by half-measures
tags: alternative