half-baked idea

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• half-baked — adj informal a half baked idea, suggestion, plan etc has not been properly planned ▪ He s always coming out with these half baked ideas which will never work …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• half-baked — [ ,hæf beıkt ] adjective INFORMAL a half baked idea or plan is not practical because it has not been thought about carefully …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• half-baked — A half baked idea or scheme hasn t not been thought through or planned very well …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• half-baked — adjective Date: 1621 1. a. poorly developed or carried out < a half baked idea > < half baked research > b. lacking adequate planning or forethought < a half baked scheme for getting rich > c. lacking in judgment, intelligence, or common sense 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• half-baked — adjective a half baked idea, suggestion, plan etc has not been properly planned: Education has been damaged by the half baked notions of theorists who ve never been in a classroom …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• half-baked —    A half baked idea or scheme hasn t not been thought through or planned very well.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• half-baked — not well planned, not developed    Satellite schools? Sounds like a half baked idea to me …   English idioms

• half-baked — foolish I didn t really like his half baked idea about the new delivery system …   Idioms and examples

• half-baked — UK [ˌhɑːf ˈbeɪkt] / US [ˌhæf ˈbeɪkt] adjective informal a half baked idea or plan is not practical because it has not been thought about carefully …   English dictionary

• half-baked — [ˌhɑːf ˈbeɪkt] adj informal a half baked idea is not practical because it has not been thought about carefully …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• half-baked — ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If you describe an idea or plan as half baked, you mean that it has not been properly thought out, and so is stupid or impractical. This is another half baked scheme that isn t going to work... I didn t want to …   English dictionary