you can't be half pregnant

proverb This is a situation that requires a complete and utter commitment or total involvement. If we choose to break off from the company and establish our own firm, then that's what we have to commit to—you can't be half pregnant, you understand?

you can't be half pregnant

you can't be a little bit pregnant

People say you can't be half pregnant or you can't be a little bit pregnant to talk about situations which are very clear and definite or where you need to be completely involved. We did, however, pick up a valuable lesson: you can't be half-pregnant. To be successful in business, you must be able to give it your full commitment. He opposed sending in troops because, as he puts it, `there was no such thing as being a little bit pregnant': once the step had been taken, it would be impossible to set limits.

词组	you can't be half pregnant
释义	you can't be half pregnant you can't be half pregnant proverb This is a situation that requires a complete and utter commitment or total involvement. If we choose to break off from the company and establish our own firm, then that's what we have to commit to—you can't be half pregnant, you understand? See also: half, pregnant Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. you can't be half pregnant or you can't be a little bit pregnant People say you can't be half pregnant or you can't be a little bit pregnant to talk about situations which are very clear and definite or where you need to be completely involved. We did, however, pick up a valuable lesson: you can't be half-pregnant. To be successful in business, you must be able to give it your full commitment. He opposed sending in troops because, as he puts it, `there was no such thing as being a little bit pregnant': once the step had been taken, it would be impossible to set limits. See also: half, pregnant Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. See also: it takes a village village teach a man to fish change horses in midstream, don't burnt a burnt child dreads the fire best-laid plans go astray, the the best-laid plans the best-laid plans go astray the best-laid plans of mice and men
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