half-baked plan
[hæf-beɪkt plæn]
noun phrasepl: half-baked plans
plano mal elaborado / plano incompleto / plano precipitado
1. A plan or scheme that is poorly thought out, incomplete, or lacking proper preparation and consideration
The startup's half-baked plan to enter the market without research failed within months.
O plano mal elaborado da startup para entrar no mercado sem pesquisa falhou em poucos meses.
2. An idea or project that has not been fully developed or properly finished before being implemented
His half-baked plan to renovate the house left it in worse condition than before.
Seu plano precipitado para reformar a casa a deixou em pior condição do que antes.
In American business culture, dismissing a proposal as 'half-baked' is a direct criticism implying lack of professionalism. In Brazilian Portuguese, similar expressions like 'gambiarra' (improvised solution) or 'plano precipitado' carry both criticism and sometimes a note of improvised creativity, reflecting Brazil's cultural tendency to appreciate quick, flexible problem-solving alongside organized planning.
NYC Slang
a weak sauce plan / a half-ass scheme / a janky idea
Related Idioms & Phrases
half-baked idea
not fully baked
cooking with gas (antonym)
back to the drawing board
on thin ice
flying by the seat of your pants
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