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Old March 08, 2017, 06:30 PM
Glen Glen is offline
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Glen is on a distinguished road
As my friend JPablo has posted in the Idioms section, "To give (something) a lick and a promise" might work.

In the Army we used to say "to half-step."

There must be other interpretations, so maybe they'll come to mind later.

Last edited by Glen; March 08, 2017 at 06:33 PM.
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