down the middle

idiom

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

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She’s been taught not to put the ball down the middle. Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 18 Apr. 2025 Rose striped a drive down the right side, McIlroy matched him down the middle. Dave Skretta, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2025 Not big enough to be a bottom-six fixture down the middle, not dynamic enough to be counted on in the top six. Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025 Women often lose income, take on the bulk of caregiving, and carry the invisible labor of rebuilding a life, while men complain of the long-tail financial consequences of alimony, support payments, and assets split down the middle. Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2025 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 3 May. 2025.

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