Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Hebrew term or phrase:
אין יוצאים במחצה
English translation:
There is no reward for half-measures
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Ruth Rubina
May 7, 2008 13:51
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אין יוצאים במחצה
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הבן החכם יש לו מבט רחב ומבין כי החוב לעשות דבר שלם, דבר ולא חצי דבר, וכי אין יוצאים במחצה
It must be something like - you don't credit for doing half of the job?
Is there an idiom for this in English?
It must be something like - you don't credit for doing half of the job?
Is there an idiom for this in English?
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There is no reward for half-measures
12 Mar 2008 ... Half Measures and Compromises Are Not Good Enough. Statement of Bernadette Toomey President and Chief Executive Officer ...
www.cleanairstandards.org/article/2008/03/760 - 14k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-05-07 16:41:58 GMT)
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ויותר חשוב- חג שמח לכולנו :)
www.cleanairstandards.org/article/2008/03/760 - 14k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-05-07 16:41:58 GMT)
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ויותר חשוב- חג שמח לכולנו :)
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There is no partial fulfillment/ credit
You're right that it means "you get no credit for doing it part way". The above phrase is the closest I can think of in English.
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One does not receive ones due for only partially fulfilling ones obligation
See following link:
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