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Synonyms

go halves

Idioms  

  1. Also, go fifty-fifty. Share equally. For example, Ann suggested that they go halves on the rent, or The brothers are going fifty-fifty in their new business. The first term dates from the late 1600s, the variant from the early 1900s.

Example Sentences

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He offered to go halves on a handbag for Lauren, despite having never met either woman, and even suggested a possible "wedding in Vegas".

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

We've found a lovely little place to have our lunches recently, and we'll see if she's treating me or not, but I always, always, offer to go halves!

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2019

For how to go halves, see the previous page.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

People came to consult him, and to get him to go halves on buys bigger than they had capital for.

From Rough-Hewn by Canfield, Dorothy

“We must pay something for this entertainment,” whispered my mate; “I will go halves with you in a chance.”

From Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone by Beach, Charles A.

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