down the middle

phrase

: into two equal parts

Slice the banana right down the middle.

Examples of down the middle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Luis Arraez took a pitch down the middle, then flailed at a changeup almost in the dirt. — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

The result, allegedly, is a foldable screen that looks better in bright light and has no (or very little) visible crease down the middle. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026

But when Miami sent Toney down the middle of the field, neither Stanford safety picked him up. — Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2026

For her glam, Jenner opted to wear her signature long black hair straight with a zig-zag part down the middle. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 3 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for down the middle

• diddle
• fiddle
• griddle
• riddle