have half a mind

idiom

used to express the feeling especially when angry and annoyed that one would like to do something while at the same time not really planning to do it
used with to + verb
I have half a mind to tell her what I really think of her.

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“Have half a mind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20half%20a%20mind. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.

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