down the middle

idiom

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

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With her hair parted down the middle, Gerber donned tight waves; the circles falling inward over her shoulders. Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025 Got his Daisy Dukes on and puts it right down the middle again. Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025 The answer, right now, seems to be split down the middle (though there’s always the chance of another double cross in either direction). Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025 The helmet features a gold matte finish with a gray facemask and a black stripe down the middle, while the players will complete the look with beige uniform pants. Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 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 11 Nov. 2025.

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