half the story
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English
[edit]Phrase
[edit]- An incomplete or one-sided version of events.
Usage notes
[edit]- Often used with only or just: be only half the story, be just half the story.
- Not to be confused with half story.
Translations
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See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “half the story”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “only half the story” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.