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Nothing was done by halves


JPablo May 30, 2010 04:50 AM

Nothing was done by halves
 
Lo traduzco como "no se hizo nada a medias"
to do things by halves (colloquial) = hacer las cosas a medias.
Anyone has a better translation or any comment about this?

(Is this common in AmE or BrE? or both?)

Perikles May 30, 2010 05:35 AM

It is quite common in BrE. In the negative it is litotes, meaning that everything was done correctly or even over the top with no expense spared. :)

JPablo May 30, 2010 05:52 AM

Thank you, Perikles! :)
Not bad at all! (Another rhetorical understatement or litotes!) :rolleyes: :)


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