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half-and-half

[half-and-half] (1) {adj.} As much one thing as the other. * /We asked the coach if more boys than girls were interested in debating, and he said it was about […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

half

[half] See: [GO HALVES], [GO OFF HALF-COCKED] also [GO OFF AT HALF COCK], [IN HALF], [SIX OF ONE AND HALF-A-DOZEN OF THE OTHER], [TIME AND A HALF], [TOO-BY HALF]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

in half

[in half] {adv. phr.} 1. Into two equal parts. * /The ticket taker at the football game tore the tickets in half./ * /Mother cut the apple in half so […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

fifty-fifty

[fifty-fifty] (2) {adj.}, {informal} 1. Divided or shared equally. * /It will be a fifty-fifty arrangement; half the money for me and half for you./ 2. Half for and half […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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fifty-fifty

[fifty-fifty] (2) {adj.}, {informal} 1. Divided or shared equally. * /It will be a fifty-fifty arrangement; half the money […]

up the creek

[up the creek] or [up the creek without a paddle] {adj. phr.}, {informal} In trouble or difficulty and unable to do anything […]

Aristotle

(384-322 B.C.), Greek philosopher My friends! There are no friends.

Brain Fart

[Brain Fart] A byproduct of a bloated mind producing information effortlessly; a burst of useful information. * /"I know […]

make one step at a time

[make one (little) step at a time] to do something gradually. Little by little. * /Breaking old habits isn't easy so take the […]

Ogden Nash

(1902-1971), Will Consider Situation People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up.

SITCOMs

[SITCOMs] ("Single Income, Two Children, Oppressive Mortgage") What yuppies turn into when they have children and one of them […]

do a job on

[do a job on] {v. phr.}, {slang} To damage badly; do harm to; make ugly or useless. * /The baby did a job on Mary's book./ * […]