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单词 fifty-fifty
释义

fifty-fifty

or 50-50

[ fif-tee-fif-tee ]
/ ˈfɪf tiˈfɪf ti /
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adjective

equally good and bad, likely and unlikely, favorable and unfavorable, etc.: a fifty-fifty chance of winning.

adverb

in an evenly or equally divided way: The board voted fifty-fifty on the merger.

Idioms for fifty-fifty

    go fifty-fifty (on), to share equally in the cost, responsibility, or profits (of): We went fifty-fifty on the dinner check.

Origin of fifty-fifty

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15

Words nearby fifty-fifty

fiftieth, fifty, fifty-eight, fifty-eighth, fifty-fifth, fifty-fifty, fifty-first, fifty-five, fifty-four, Fifty-four-forty or Fight, fifty-fourth
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British Dictionary definitions for fifty-fifty

fifty-fifty

adjective, adverb

informal shared or sharing equally; in equal parts
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with fifty-fifty

fifty-fifty

see under under go halves.

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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