do nothing/not do anything by halves
not do anything by halves
To not do anything half-heartedly or without maximum effort. Of course Stephanie always gets straight A's—she just can't do anything by halves.
See also: anything, by, halves, not
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
do nothing/not do anything by ˈhalves
do whatever you do completely and thoroughly: She does nothing by halves. When she decided to write a book, it was 1 000 pages long.See also: anything, by, halves, not, nothing
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- not do anything by halves
- anything/nothing/something like that
- anything like that
- anything
- anything but
- want for nothing
- anything in it for (one)
- no something/nothing/not anything to speak of
- not anything to speak of
- keep