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The half of it Meaning in English

expression

thuh or thee HAF uhv IT
thuh or thee HAHF OV IT

Definición

This expression means that what has been mentioned is only a small part of a bigger story, problem, or situation; there's much more to know or understand.

Uso & Matices

Usually used after describing something difficult or surprising to hint at more. Common with 'that's not even the half of it.' Often figurative; rarely used about literal halves.

Spanish: ni la mitad - sólo parte del problemaPortuguese (BR): nem metade - só uma parte do problemaPortuguese (PT): nem metade - só uma parte do problemaChinese (Simplified): 只是冰山一角 - 只是部分情况Chinese (Traditional): 只是冰山一角 - 只是部分情況Hindi: आधी बात - बस एक हिस्साArabic: نصف الموضوع - مجرد جزء من القصةBengali: শুধুই এর অর্ধেক - মোটেই সব নাRussian: это только половина - это ещё не всёJapanese: それはほんの一部 - それが全てではないVietnamese: mới chỉ là một nửa - đó chưa phải là tất cảKorean: 고작 반에 불과하다 - 그게 전부가 아니다Turkish: işin yarısı - mesele bundan ibaret değilUrdu: آدھا حصہ - ابھی سب کچھ نہیںIndonesian: baru setengahnya - itu belum semuanya

Oraciones de Ejemplo

You think this job is hard, but that's only the half of it.

basic

If you knew everything, you would see that's not the half of it.

basic

Her story was sad, and it was only the half of it.

basic

I got stuck in traffic, spilled coffee on myself, and that’s not even the half of it!

natural

They told us it would be a challenge, but that wasn’t the half of it.

natural

Wait until you hear the rest—you don’t know the half of it yet.

natural