go fifty-fifty
tiˈfɪf adjective
1.
equally good and bad, likely and unlikely, favorable and unfavorable, etc.: a fifty-fifty chance of winning.
adverb
Idioms 2.
in an evenly or equally divided way: The board voted fifty-fifty on the merger.
3.
go fifty-fifty (on), to share equally in the cost, responsibility, or profits (of): We went fifty-fifty on the dinner check.
Also, 50-50.
Origin:
1910–15, Americanism
1910–15, Americanism
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| fifty-fifty | |
| —adj, —adv | |
| informal shared or sharing equally; in equal parts | |
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Go fifty-fifty
is always a great word to know.
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