American Idioms and Expressions

Split (something) Fifty Fifty Idiom

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split (something) fifty-fifty
What does split (something) fifty-fifty mean?
to divide something into two equal partsI decided to split the prize fifty-fifty with my friend.
split (something) fifty-fifty
What does split (something) fifty-fifty mean?
to split/divide something into two equal partsWe split the profits from our business fifty-fifty.

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