do by halves

Verb

idiomatic transitive

(transitive, idiomatic) To perform (a task, etc) partially or incompletely; to do (something) inadequately, halfheartedly, or shoddily.

Japanese Meaning

中途半端に行うこと / 不完全・不十分な方法で物事をすること / いい加減にやること

What is this buttons?

We can't do by halves when it comes to safety inspections.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

安全点検を中途半端に行うわけにはいきません。

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Sense（1）

(transitive, idiomatic) To perform (a task, etc) partially or incompletely; to do (something) inadequately, halfheartedly, or shoddily.

[A] pedestrian tour of Europe could not be complete without them. Of course that decided me at once to see them, for I never allow myself to do things by halves, or in a slurring, slipshod way.

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does by halves

（ present singular third-person ）

doing by halves

（ participle present ）

did by halves

（ past ）

done by halves

（ participle past ）

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