even-steven

or e·ven-Ste·ven

[ ee-vuhn-stee-vuhn ]
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adjectiveInformal.
  1. having no balance of debt on either side; even in the setting of accounts.

  2. having an equal chance or score; tied.

Origin of even-steven

1
First recorded in 1865–70; rhyming compound based on even1

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Other Idioms and Phrases with even-steven

even-steven

Exactly equal; also, with nothing due or owed on either side. For example, I've paid it all back, so now we're even-steven. This rhyming phrase is used as an intensive for even. [Mid-1800s]

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