You've Got To Laugh Haven't You?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Whilst thinking about this I was reminded of a trend, presumably drifting from America, for saying "Sploggins is the two time champion nurdle knocker" when for simply ages we have all said, "Sploggins is the twice champion nurdle knocker"
"Twice" means something happened on two occasions, "two time" means to cheat on a regular partner or spose.
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If someone says you 'haven't half' got something or other, the suggestion is that you 'have totally' got whatever it is.
She's not half attractive means she's totally - ie very,very - attractive...He's not half clever means he's totally - ie very, very - clever...It's not half cold means it's totally - ie very, very - cold...and so on.
As native Liverpudlian, I can tell you that we say it just as we say 'like', or similar. It doesn't really mean anything in itself, it just sort of comes out - it merely adds emphasis to the comment. But I would agree it goes well with the 'doesn't do things by halves' phrase meaning more than expected
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