not half bad
idiom
informal
: surprisingly good
Her singing was not half bad.
It's a nice place. The food there is not half bad.
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That’s not half bad.
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 19 July 2022
That’s not half bad!
—Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 14 Jan. 2021
Erik Kain, Forbes, 19 July 2022
That’s not half bad!
—Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 14 Jan. 2021
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“Not half bad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20half%20bad. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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