do anything by halves



not do anything/things by halves

if you do not do things by halves, you always make a lot of effort and do things very well 'I didn't realise you were decorating the whole house!' 'Oh, we don't do things by halves round here.'
See also: anything, halves

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GellÉRt-Hungarian
ToiniTOY-neeFinnish
Ora (1)-English
Oghenekevwe-Western African, Urhobo
ÁGuedaAH-ge-dhah (Spanish), A-gə-də (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese
Fairchild['fɛətʃaild]