Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

the half of it

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.39 in modern English

Syllables: the half of it
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Only a part of something; not the full picture. Typically it is implied to be the most important part.

Informal

Example Sentences

"A: I think something's up with So-and-So. He's been acting a little weird lately. B: You don't know the half of it!"

Usage

Informal

Questions

What does the half of it mean?: Only a part of something; not the full picture. Typically it is implied to be the most important part.

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