down the middle

idiom

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

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Using products like the Sebastian Shaper Hair Spray, The Frontal Queen Wax Stick, amika Dry Shampoo, and Garnier Sleek & Shine Anti-Frizz Serum, Ward achieved a sleek, slightly wet look split down the middle. India Espy-Jones, Essence, 10 June 2025 The street sweeper dives right down the middle of the street doing nothing. Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025 That brought up Mike Trout, and when Fitts threw the future Hall of Famer a fastball right down the middle, Trout sent it 454 feet into the deepest part of the Monster seats for a three-run homer. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 3 June 2025 The most likely way to win the point was to go down the middle, giving Fils less time to react and less room to jab his racket out for a ball going past him on either side. Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 12 May 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 18 Jun. 2025.

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