half-assed
Example Sentences
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Whatever it was, we did it full force with one vision, one mind, and not half-assed.
From Salon
“What you don’t want is to do a half-assed job and have a hard spot,” she warned.
From New York Times
These half-assed efforts are, frankly, worse than doing nothing at all.
From New York Times
“But this is it, Madam Speaker — enough,” he said, adding, “No more half-assed legislating.”
From New York Times
"Congress must convene not just today but every day until America's back on track," said Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, who blasted the current process as "half-assed legislating."
From Fox News
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