down the middle

idiom

: into two equal parts
Slice the banana right down the middle.

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Nelson, 33, is a coveted acquisition for contenders looking to add immediate impact down the middle of the ice. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025 Not having to groove a pitch down the middle of the plate in order to recover in the count is crucial. Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025 Palmer broke the record with an audacious ‘Panenka’ penalty in the 84th minute, chipping his second effort down the middle of the goal – a technique named after Czech football great Antonin Panenka. Ben Church, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024 The wind at Highmark Stadium died down, and Bass drilled the kick down the middle of the uprights. Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for down the middle 

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“Down the middle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down%20the%20middle. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.

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