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1 they don't do things by half-measures
they don't do things by half-measureszij nemen geen halve maatregelen, zij pakken het grondig aanEnglish-Dutch dictionary > they don't do things by half-measures
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2 half-measure
half-measure♦voorbeelden:1 they don't do things by half-measures • zij nemen geen halve maatregelen, zij pakken het grondig aan
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