without half trying

Without expending or displaying much or any effort or difficulty. Without half trying, the circus strongman lifted the entire car up over his head. She's some kind of musical genius, able to compose incredible pieces of music without half trying.

without half trying

Rur. effortlessly. He was so strong, he could bend an iron bar without half trying. I wish I had his ability to cook. He makes the most delicious dishes without half trying.

See also: half, trying, without

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

make do
on a plate
on a platter
without a second thought
leave (one) to (one's) own devices
leave one to own devices
leave somebody to their own devices
leave someone to their own devices
leave to own devices
leave to someone's own devices

References in periodicals archive

Now she's just a story Zeke and I trade back and forth when we're high, as if a woman like her couldn't have had him without half trying, as if it wouldn't have been me they left behind on their way to Mardi Gras.

The empress

词组	without half trying
释义	without half trying without half trying Without expending or displaying much or any effort or difficulty. Without half trying, the circus strongman lifted the entire car up over his head. She's some kind of musical genius, able to compose incredible pieces of music without half trying. See also: half, trying, without Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. without half trying Rur. effortlessly. He was so strong, he could bend an iron bar without half trying. I wish I had his ability to cook. He makes the most delicious dishes without half trying. See also: half, trying, without McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: make do on a plate on a platter without a second thought leave (one) to (one's) own devices leave one to own devices leave somebody to their own devices leave someone to their own devices leave to own devices leave to someone's own devices References in periodicals archive Now she's just a story Zeke and I trade back and forth when we're high, as if a woman like her couldn't have had him without half trying, as if it wouldn't have been me they left behind on their way to Mardi Gras. The empress
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