time and a half

time and a half {n. phr.}

Pay given to a worker at a rate half again as much as he usually gets.

John got time and a half when he worked beyond his usual quitting time.

Tom gets one dollar for regular pay and a dollar and a half for time and a half.

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[half-time] {n.} A rest period in the middle of certain games. * /I saw Henry at the football game and I went over and talked to him at half-time./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[half] See: [GO HALVES], [GO OFF HALF-COCKED] also [GO OFF AT HALF COCK], [IN HALF], [SIX OF ONE AND HALF-A-DOZEN OF THE OTHER], [TIME AND A HALF], [TOO-BY HALF]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[half-and-half] (1) {adj.} As much one thing as the other. * /We asked the coach if more boys than girls were interested in debating, and he said it was about […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[half-baked] {adj.}, {informal} Not thought out or studied thoroughly; not worth considering or accepting. * /We wish Tom would not take our time at meetings to offer his half-baked ideas./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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