half the story

English

Phrase

half the story

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

Usage notes

• Often used with only or just: be only half the story, be just half the story.
• Not to be confused with half story.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: puoli totuutta
• Polish: połowa historii f

See also

• half the battle
• half-truth

Further reading

• “half the story”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “only half the story” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.