half a man—a man lacking in spirits, strength, or courage:
- If only half a man—like Buck—shouts “Lynch him!” you’re afraid to back down—afraid you’ll be found out to be what you are—cowards.
half-baked man —(coll., derog.) an unwise and inexperienced man:
- I would rather see the children in the hands of a man whose principles are known to me, than of some half-baked man of learning…