battle

See: HALF THE BATTLE.

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half the battle

[half the battle] {n.phr.} A large part of the work. * /When you write an essay for class, making the outline is half the battle./ * /To see your faults […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

battle of nerves

[battle of nerves] {n. phr.} A contest of wills during which the parties do not fight physically but try to wear each other out. * /It has been a regular […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Heinrich Heine

(1797-1856), German poet I do not know if she was virtuous, but she was ugly, and, with a woman, that is half the battle. www.sky-net-eye.com

Quentin Crisp

Nobody will ever win the Battle of the Sexes. There's just too much fraternizing with the enemy. www.sky-net-eye.com

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