IdiomThe Absurd
English
Englishhalf-baked
Meaning: Poorly planned or thought out.
Example: “His half-baked plan involved renting a boat with no license.”
Origin: Bread taken out of the oven half-baked is doughy and unfinished. The figurative sense of poorly thought out, or of a person lacking sense, is recorded from the 17th century.
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