down the middle

idiom

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

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To compliment the blue cotton candy tones of the ensemble, Rihanna wore her hair in a sweet half-up do, leaving out face-framing sections that were parted down the middle and swept towards her ears. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 29 June 2025 At Joe’s, Riri finds his forearm split right down the middle. Stacia Brown, Vulture, 26 June 2025 Fleetwood’s miss of an 8-foot putt for par then gave Bradley a layup, a pocket-hanger, a fastball down the middle, depending on your sport of choice, a very similar putt for birdie and the $3.6 million Travelers Championship first prize. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2025 Without his rhythm section, his E Street audience got split down the middle by grunge and country, as Bruce got outflanked by Garth Brooks on the right and Eddie Vedder on the left. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 20 June 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 16 Jul. 2025.

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