halfway decent
idiom
: fairly good
I'm willing to eat anywhere as long as the food is halfway decent.
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Morgan and Joanne have seemingly never met even a halfway decent guy in their lives.
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
Now, with Jameis Winston under center and operating an offense that looks halfway decent, this young receiver has a chance to take off.
—Jesse Reed, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Gabby didn’t appear that much other than to organize what appears to be a halfway decent party after last year’s disaster.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2024
In short, the higher the chances of the sneak-out scenario, the lower the chances of a halfway decent settlement with Iran.
—Jacques E. C. Hymans, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2014
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
Now, with Jameis Winston under center and operating an offense that looks halfway decent, this young receiver has a chance to take off.
—Jesse Reed, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Gabby didn’t appear that much other than to organize what appears to be a halfway decent party after last year’s disaster.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2024
In short, the higher the chances of the sneak-out scenario, the lower the chances of a halfway decent settlement with Iran.
—Jacques E. C. Hymans, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2014
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“Halfway decent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halfway%20decent. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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