halfway decent

halfway decent

Somewhat good, useful, or enjoyable, but not very; passable. Anyone with a halfway decent phone can access the Internet these days! John: "So, what did you think of the film?" Bill: "Eh, it was halfway decent, I guess."
See also: decent, halfway
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • decent
  • a good trip
  • good trip
  • all it's cracked up to be
  • good in bed
  • so-so
  • GIB
  • brain candy
  • are we having fun yet
  • Are we having fun yet?
References in periodicals archive
Then if you're halfway decent you'll win even more - and Robert is way better than halfway decent."
WHEN YOU'RE SMILING; GOLF STAR CAN OPEN DOORS The whole world smiles with Bob says Knox
Women seem to always be rushing from make-up retail shop to salon to nail spa to apparel store in order to look halfway decent. class="MsoNormalJulius shakes his head and frowns.
LIZZIE'S WORLD: An all-consuming day at work
"I felt like I drove it halfway decent today and irons were good but not great.
'I Missed It', Says Tiger Woods After 2-Under Round
Just far too many people are suffering from not having enough for an even halfway decent level of living.
The problem is poverty
This Bulls lineup isn't likely to excel on defense, but it can be halfway decent if the players simply lock in, bring some energy to the defensive end and limit fastbreak opportunities.
Late-game breakdowns aside, Bulls defense getting better
If I had 100 putts every week I played and hit the ball halfway decent, I'd win every week."
Van Rooyen motors ahead in Ireland as host Rory admits he's stuck in neutral ahead of The Open
WITH the number of theories doing the rounds in Islamabad in each 24-hour cycle, any political analyst who can step back, sift fact from fiction, then present a halfway decent analysis deserves to be congratulated.
Fact and fiction all in a day
There's some halfway decent kungfu action in this goofy knockabout action thriller which defies any effort to be taken seriously.
Watch at home
They even seem to think their administrators have a halfway decent vision for the implementation of ed tech!
Teachers Optimistic About Tech to Advance Learning
Your gun has no finish and while it has obviously seen better days, assuming the bore's halfway decent and the mechanics are good, I'd say it's worth in the $450 to $550 range.
BELGIAN SAA
How about we look at our Scandinavian neighbours and invest in some halfway decent cycling infrastructure throughout our major cities?
I cycle every day and see drivers WEBCHAT; We counted how many cyclists broke the law by riding along Queen Street
Health and beauty editor Lynne Hyland says: 'Swimming is literally the only sport I'm halfway decent at, but these days my swim "work out" consists of breast stroke, front crawl, and repeat - until I decide I'm allowed to get out and have a nice coffee and biscuit in the cafe.
Tried & tested: Virgin Active Hydro Class
Laura Mulligan declares herself proud to be a "deplorable" because Hillary Clinton "lacks everything that a halfway decent person stands for."
Letters in the editor's mailbag
Getting halfway decent groups with alloy bullets in 9mm has been problematic for me and many other shooters.
The super .38: one of our oldest self-loading cartridges still offers great performance
The Metro Centre used to be a total desert as far as halfway decent food is concerned, so I guess that, on balance, this place is a welcome addition.
Street food lacks cred