have half a notion to do



have half a notion to do something

 and have half a mind to do something
Fig. to have almost decided to do something, especially something unpleasant. I have half a mind to go off and leave you here. The cook had half a notion to serve cold chicken.
See also: half, have, notion

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Astins['æstinz]
Sudhir-Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu
Olanrewaju-Western African, Yoruba
Dariusdə-RIE-əs (English), DER-ee-əs (English), DAR-ee-əs (English)English, Lithuanian, Romanian, Biblical, Biblical Latin
MelchiorMEL-khee-awr (Dutch), MEL-kyawr (English)Dutch, Judeo-Christian Legend
Lisettelee-ZET (French)French, English