down the middle

idiom

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

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But when Snell threw a first-pitch fastball down the middle, the game and possibly the Series changed. Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025 Her long blond ends drew a stark contrast to her faded brown roots, which were parted down the middle and brushed up in the back. Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025 Their observations revealed that cells flow up the sides of the gastruloid, then form a stream of tissue flowing down the middle. Anna Demming, Quanta Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025 That is truly a straight down the middle procedural, but the writing, the acting are also really great. Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 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 26 Oct. 2025.

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