I think we'd like to come for dinner, but I'll have to ask my better half.
•I have to go home now to my better half. We are going out tonight.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
one's better half — one s partner, one s husband or wife … English contemporary dictionary
one's better half — informal one s wife, husband, or partner. → one s betrothed … English new terms dictionary
Better half — Half Half (h[aum]f), n.; pl. {Halves} (h[aum]vz). [AS. healf. See {Half}, a.] 1. Part; side; behalf. [Obs.] Wyclif. [1913 Webster] The four halves of the house. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. One of two equal parts into which anything may be divided … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Better half — Better Bet ter, a.; compar. of Good. [OE. betere, bettre, and as adv. bet, AS. betera, adj., and bet, adv.; akin to Icel. betri, adj., betr, adv., Goth. batiza, adj., OHG. bezziro, adj., baz, adv., G. besser, adj. and adv., bass, adv., E. boot,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
better half — n. one s spouse; esp., one s wife: a humorous usage … English World dictionary
better half — n. one’s wife, and occasionally, one’s husband. □ My better half disapproved of the movie. □ I gotta go home to my better half … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
better half — {n.}, {informal} One s marriage partner (mostly said by men about their wives.) * / This is my better half, Mary, said Joe./ … Dictionary of American idioms
better half — {n.}, {informal} One s marriage partner (mostly said by men about their wives.) * / This is my better half, Mary, said Joe./ … Dictionary of American idioms
better\ half — noun informal One s marriage partner (mostly said by men about their wives.) this is my better half, Mary, said Joe … Словарь американских идиом
Better half — one s wife or husband; one s spouse or partner … Dictionary of Australian slang
better half — one s husband or wife, one s partner … English contemporary dictionary
