down the middle

idiom

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

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Kevin Keegan, captain of England’s football team, ran it, wearing a shirt split down the middle with the black and white of Newcastle United and the red and white of Sunderland. George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025 The entire nation has been split down the middle between army and RSF supporters, but that is all put aside for 90 minutes when the national team plays. Rory Fleming, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025 The Sony earbuds are right down the middle. PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025 The method in which they’re folded, either down the middle or the side, determines whether the filling is ricotta or pea. AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 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 12 Sep. 2025.

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