half the story

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—used to say that there are other matters in addition to what was stated

The restaurant has great desserts, but that's only/just half the story. It also has wonderful entertainment.

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That’s only half the story, as Meyers-Shyer is in the somewhat unique position of being not only the child of a female filmmaker and a male filmmaker (her father is Charles Shyer), but also a second- and third-generation director (Shyer’s father, Melville Shyer, was also a director). —Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2024

Vines, Grasses, and Seed Pods But flowers are only half the story. —Blake Bakkila, Sunset Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024

When a big crisis does hit, remember that systemic risks are only half the story—the other half is how the economy and policy respond. —Kristine Gill, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2024

And while there might be a partial truth to that argument, the departure from orthodoxy is only half the story, which brings us back to the broader scope of the 911 lineup. —Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 9 July 2024

But the music that Amos makes with Water From Your Eyes is only half the story. —Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2024

That prevailing backlash narrative, however, ignores half the story–a critical half for our planet and its most vulnerable communities–on the heels of the hottest year ever recorded on earth. —Margret Trilli, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2024

But the numbers tell only half the story; equally significant was the way the votes fell. —Jorge Heine, The Conversation, 8 Nov. 2023

Meta’s researchers achieved this partially through sheer model size, but that’s only half the story. —IEEE Spectrum, 24 July 2023