be half the battle



be half the battle (won)

to be the most difficult part of a process so that once you have completed this part, you have almost succeeded When you're training a dog, getting it to trust you is half the battle.
See also: battle, half

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Agrippina-Ancient Roman
Zsuzsa-Hungarian
Azazel-Biblical
Una['ju:nə]
Fisher['fiʃə]
Shabnam-Persian, Urdu