half the story

== English == === Phrase === half the story An incomplete or one-sided version of events. ==== Usage notes ==== Often used with only or just: be only half the story, be just half the story. Not to be confused with half story. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “half the story”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “only half the story” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.