half the battle
Idioms & Phrases
half the battle
A successful beginning, as in You've got the shopping list done
that's half the battle. This expression is an abbreviation of an 18th-century proverb, "The first blow is half the battle."
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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