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单词 even-steven
释义

even-steven

or e·ven-Ste·ven

[ ee-vuhn-stee-vuhn ]
/ ˈi vənˈsti vən /
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adjective Informal.

having no balance of debt on either side; even in the setting of accounts.
having an equal chance or score; tied.

Origin of even-steven

First recorded in 1865–70; rhyming compound based on even1

Words nearby even-steven

even out, even permutation, evens, even so, evensong, even-steven, event, even-tempered, eventful, event horizon, eventide
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Idioms and Phrases with even-steven

even-steven

Exactly equal; also, with nothing due or owed on either side. For example, I've paid it all back, so now we're even-steven. This rhyming phrase is used as an intensive for even. [Mid-1800s]

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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