(not) half the person/man/woman (one) used to be

Having a reduced, diminished, or weakened physique, disposition, conviction, prowess, or mental acuity, as after some action, event, or trauma. Sometimes used in the negative but to the same effect. Poor Mary, she isn't half the person she used to be since that car accident. Have you seen John lately? He lost so much weight that he's like half the man he used to be!

See also: half, man, person, used, woman

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

all brawn and no brain
brawn
be all brawn and no brain(s)
brains and brawn
brains and/versus brawn
versus
jog the/(someone's) mind
be (oneself) again
built like a tank
oneself again

词组	(not) half the person/man/woman (one) used to be
释义	(not) half the person/man/woman (one) used to be (not) half the person/man/woman (one) used to be Having a reduced, diminished, or weakened physique, disposition, conviction, prowess, or mental acuity, as after some action, event, or trauma. Sometimes used in the negative but to the same effect. Poor Mary, she isn't half the person she used to be since that car accident. Have you seen John lately? He lost so much weight that he's like half the man he used to be! See also: half, man, person, used, woman Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: all brawn and no brain brawn be all brawn and no brain(s) brains and brawn brains and/versus brawn versus jog the/(someone's) mind be (oneself) again built like a tank oneself again
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