be half the battle (won)

be half the battle (won)

To represent the completion of a significant task in the process to achieve a certain goal or outcome. If we can get the CEO to approve of our plan, that will be half the battle won. Digging the car out of the driveway will be half the battle of getting out to the store.
See also: battle, half
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • poetic justice
  • catch a tiger by the tail
  • the blame for (something)
  • be in the right spot at the right time
  • be gone up
  • cook the books
  • cook the accounts
  • chain of command
  • a/the fish rots from the head down
  • a/the fish stinks from the head down