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Garfield:
"Stealing his lunch isn't half the fun."
What does it mean? Thanks!
"Stealing his lunch isn't half the fun."
What does it mean? Thanks!
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Anonymous said:Garfield:
"Stealing his lunch isn't half the fun."
What does it mean? Thanks!
That needs a bit of context. Normally, "half the fun" is used to compare something that is more fun.
Example: Competing is half the fun of winning.
Anonymous said:Garfield:
"Stealing his lunch isn't half the fun."
What does it mean? Thanks!
Stealing his lunch is a quarter of the fun; seeing the look on his face when he realizes that his lunch is missing is three-quarters of the fun. In other words, stealing his lunch is a small part of the fun, whereas seeing his reaction is a bigger part of the fun.
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not half = certainly, absolutely
Thanks for your explanations about "isn't half the fun".
I also searched the dictionary, and found the definition of "not half" :
not half! Exclam. Certainly! absolutely! definitely!
So "Stealing his lunch is not half the fun!" could also mean "Stealing his
lunch is absolutely fun!" Am I right?
The sentence was taken from Garfield comic strips here:
http://www.ucomics.com/garfield/2004/03/17/
Await your replies, thanks!
Thanks for your explanations about "isn't half the fun".
I also searched the dictionary, and found the definition of "not half" :
not half! Exclam. Certainly! absolutely! definitely!
So "Stealing his lunch is not half the fun!" could also mean "Stealing his
lunch is absolutely fun!" Am I right?
The sentence was taken from Garfield comic strips here:
http://www.ucomics.com/garfield/2004/03/17/
Await your replies, thanks!
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RonBee said:What Garfield means in the comic strip is that stealing Jon's lunch isn't half the fun it used to be because it is too easy.
That, or sticking the plunger on Dave's face was the best part of it. :wink:
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MikeNewYork said:RonBee said:What Garfield means in the comic strip is that stealing Jon's lunch isn't half the fun it used to be because it is too easy.
That, or sticking the plunger on Dave's face was the best part of it. :wink:
I don't think so, but that's an option, I suppose.
:wink:
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RonBee said:MikeNewYork said:RonBee said:What Garfield means in the comic strip is that stealing Jon's lunch isn't half the fun it used to be because it is too easy.
That, or sticking the plunger on Dave's face was the best part of it. :wink:
I don't think so, but that's an option, I suppose.
:wink:
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