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Difference between Not half and Not the half

not half —(coll.)

1. not nearly; not at all:

  • But why don’t you come to my room? I have some Scotch—not half bad.

2. (emphatic) only a fraction or a small part of smth.:

  • So, I have to read that and write about it. And that’s not half of my homework.

not the half — = not half 2:

  • He accused them of being responsible for the error, and that’s not the half of the story.