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half a mind



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Idioms and Phrases

An inclination that is not definite or resolute. For example, I've half a mind to drop the course , or He went out with half a mind to walk all the way there . [First half of 1700s] Also see have a good mind to .
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Now that Roe has ended, I have half a mind to out every last one of them.

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“I’ve half a mind to bottle those up,” said Birdie.

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She had half a mind to resent; but an instant’s observation convinced her that it was really said only to relieve his own feelings, and not meant to provoke; and therefore she let it pass.

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“Darn me if I couldn’t eat ’em,” said the man, with a threatening shake of his head, “and if I han’t half a mind to’t!”

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I’m of half a mind to have her move out for the remainder of the summer, earn a living at a low-wage job, and then see how she feels.

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