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you can't be half pregnant en · X

Pronunciation

Etymology

From the notion that someone is either pregnant or not.

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) Said of an either-or situation; there are only two available choices.
    • Alex, you can't be half pregnant. If you keep doing other work that falls outside of your logo design process, you'll send mixed messages to all of your stakeholders. 2011, John Warrillow, Built to Sell: Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You, Penguin, →ISBN, page 47: