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Damning with faint praise is an English idiom, expressing oxymoronically that half-hearted or insincere praise may act as oblique criticism or condemnation. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In simpler terms, praise is given, but only given as high as mediocrity, which may be interpreted as passive-aggressive .
The second type of double-mindedness, that of willing only to a certain degree, is akin to distraction or half-hearted willing. Each type of double-mindedness is a human weakness and an obstacle to an individual pursuit of greatness and strength towards willing and reaching the Good. [3]
The single was half-heartedly released on the Cheapskate label, with RCA handling marketing and distribution. [3] The band blamed Chandler for the single's failure and decided to manage themselves from then on, ending a twelve-year partnership. However, this did not stop Chandler from negotiating a major record deal with RCA for them.
April is a dancer who half-heartedly works for Lil. Her lack of work ethic causes friction between the two women. One night, when Claudia isn't feeling well, April agrees to meet a new client. However, Lil fails to do a proper background check on the client and, as a result, April is murdered. Lil has a breakdown and leaves the business.
The printing press is now managed by the son of his ex-boss who does not like Santhanam as he has borrowed so much money from his father. Santhanam's new boss ask him to repay the money he owed to his father or else resign his job. Santhanam loses his job and he half-heartedly attempts to get help from his well-off siblings and fails.
Often, two people will each form half of a heart, conjoining the two as a sign of affection. [2] The upside down hand heart gesture was noted in art in 1989, when Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan created an art image of the gesture as his first artwork named Family Syntax. [3] The gesture became popular in the early 2010s. [4]
After 2002, he led the family half-heartedly until 2012, but after 2012 he handed over the leadership to his brother Abdullah Baybaşin, who went into seclusion after serving his sentence and being released from prison. [1] [26] Abdullah Baybaşin had an active adolescence in a large family and became involved with drugs in his 20s. [27]
"Is the glass half empty or half full?", and other similar expressions such as the adjectives glass-half-full or glass-half-empty, are idioms which contrast an optimistic and pessimistic outlook on a specific situation or on the world at large. [1] "Half full" means optimistic and "half empty" means pessimistic.