half\ a\ notion

half\ a\ notion
• half a mind
• half a notion
n. phr. informal
A wish or plan that you have not yet decided to act on; a thought of possibly doing something. - Used after "have" or "with" and before "to" and an infinitive.

I have half a mind to stop studying and walk over to the brook.

Jerry went home with half a mind to telephone Betty.


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