行百里者半九十
xíng bǎi lǐ zhě bàn jiǔ shí
Definitions
- 1. lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom)
- 2. fig. the closer one is to completing a task, the tougher it gets
- 3. a task is not done until it's done
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