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You can't be half pregnant Meaning in English

expression

YOO KANT BEE HAF PREHGG-nuhnt
YOO KAHNT BEE HAHF PREG-nuhnt

释义

This expression means that something is absolute and cannot be partial—you are either one thing or another, with no in-between. It is often used to explain situations where a decision or state is either completely true or completely false.

用法与细微差别

Informal, often used in business, legal, and personal decision-making contexts to stress that some things cannot be partial, only complete or not. It’s usually metaphorical—does not refer to pregnancy itself. Don’t use in sensitive contexts, as it could sound flippant.

Spanish: no se puede estar medio embarazada - o se está embarazada o no se estáPortuguese (BR): não se pode estar meio grávida - ou está grávida ou não estáPortuguese (PT): não se pode estar meio grávida - ou está grávida ou não estáChinese (Simplified): 不能半怀孕 - 不是怀孕就是没怀孕Chinese (Traditional): 不能半懷孕 - 不是懷孕就是沒懷孕Hindi: आप आधा गर्भवती नहीं हो सकतीं - या तो गर्भवती होती हैं या नहींArabic: لا يمكنك أن تكوني نصف حامل - إما أن تكوني حاملاً أو لاBengali: আপনি আধা গর্ভবতী হতে পারেন না - হয় গর্ভবতী, নয়তো নাRussian: невозможно быть немного беременной - либо беременна, либо нетJapanese: 妊娠は半分ということはない - 妊娠しているか、していないかVietnamese: không thể mang thai một nửa - hoặc mang thai hoặc khôngKorean: 임신은 반만 할 수 없다 - 임신이거나 아니거나Turkish: yarı hamile olunmaz - ya hamilesindir ya değilsindirUrdu: آپ آدھی حاملہ نہیں ہو سکتیں - یا حاملہ ہیں یا نہیںIndonesian: tidak bisa hamil setengah - entah hamil atau tidak

例句

You can't be half pregnant with this rule—you either follow it completely or not at all.

basic

When making this choice, remember that you can't be half pregnant.

basic

They want to try both ways, but you can't be half pregnant.

basic

Look, you can't be half pregnant—once you start, you have to commit.

natural

It’s like taxes—you can’t be half pregnant with the law.

natural

Don’t try to be on both sides—you can't be half pregnant in this argument.

natural