"by half" meaning in English

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        "By far; by a long chalk; to an excessive extent or degree, especially to the extent that it is negative, gets in the way, etc."
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        "(colloquial) By far; by a long chalk; to an excessive extent or degree, especially to the extent that it is negative, gets in the way, etc."
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