Meaning of game of two halves | Babel Free

Definitions

Something that makes a major turnaround over the course of its lifespan.

Examples

“In a few minutes they would be reporting their performances for Vijay's spreadsheet, and Doug would be almost certain to say⟳ it had been a game of two halves. Well, it had been for him at least. Nick had been losing all night, but looking across the table it seemed that Doug was back where he'd started.”

“The Conservative century was therefore a game of two halves with regard to the procedures for defining parliamentary constituencies.”

“We also understand⟳ why Dracula is a game of two halves: the first half (the attack) takes us from the Natural to the Unnatural path; the second half takes us back.”

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