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half the story

half the story phrase: an incomplete or one-sided version of events.

Phrase

half the story

  1. An incomplete or one-sided version of events.

Questions about half the story

What does half the story mean?
Half the story means an incomplete or one-sided version of events.
What part of speech is half the story?
Half the story is a phrase.

Words near half the story in the dictionary

  1. half step
  2. half steps
  3. half term
  4. half terms
  5. half the battle
  6. half the story
  7. half time
  8. half times
  9. half title
  10. half titles
  11. half to death

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