halfway house — halfway houses 1) N SING A halfway house is an arrangement or thing that has some of the qualities of two different things. A halfway house between the theatre and cinema is possible. Olivier created one in his imaginative Henry V in 1945. Syn:… … English dictionary
Halfway house — Sober house redirects here. For the reality television show of a similar name, see Celebrity Rehab Presents Sober House. For other uses, see Halfway house (disambiguation). The Turman Halfway House, a Texas Youth Commission halfway house in… … Wikipedia
halfway house — UK / US noun Word forms halfway house : singular halfway house plural halfway houses 1) [singular] something that has some features of one thing and some features of another thing 2) [countable] a temporary place to live for people who have spent … English dictionary
Дома «на полпути» (halfway houses) — Дома «на полпути» (ДП) представляют собой небольшие групп. жилища, предоставляемые выписанным из психиатрического стационара пациентам на переходном периоде их приспособления к самостоятельной жизни в об ве. ДП различаются между собой по… … Психологическая энциклопедия
halfway house — Loosely structured residential facility designed to rehabilitate persons who have recently left a medical care facility or prison or who, for personal reasons, need help in readjusting. Such houses, for example, assist a recently discharged… … Black's law dictionary
halfway house — Loosely structured residential facility designed to rehabilitate persons who have recently left a medical care facility or prison or who, for personal reasons, need help in readjusting. Such houses, for example, assist a recently discharged… … Black's law dictionary
go halfway — or[go halfway to meet one] or[meet one halfway] {v. phr.} To give up part of what you want or to do your share in reaching an agreement with someone. * /Our neighbors are willing to go halfway to meet us and pay their share for a fence between… … Dictionary of American idioms
go halfway — or[go halfway to meet one] or[meet one halfway] {v. phr.} To give up part of what you want or to do your share in reaching an agreement with someone. * /Our neighbors are willing to go halfway to meet us and pay their share for a fence between… … Dictionary of American idioms
go\ halfway — • go halfway (to meet one) • meet one halfway v. phr. To give up part of what you want or to do your share in reaching an agreement with someone. Our neighbors are willing to go halfway to meet us and pay their share for a fence between our… … Словарь американских идиом
go\ halfway\ to\ meet\ one — • go halfway (to meet one) • meet one halfway v. phr. To give up part of what you want or to do your share in reaching an agreement with someone. Our neighbors are willing to go halfway to meet us and pay their share for a fence between our… … Словарь американских идиом
