fifty-fifty
fifty-fifty: divided into two equal parts
Examples of FIFTY-FIFTY
- We’ve got, I’d say, a better than fifty-fifty chance of winning the game.
- The odds are the same for a heads or a tails to come up, they’re fifty-fifty.
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to think over
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to take place
to take place: to occur, to happen according to plan Examples of TAKE PLACE The organization’s rules mandate that the conference has to take place in a new country every year. Jamie was frantic when he thought that the hearing was going to take place at 9:00, but it was really at 11:00.
to pass out
to pass out: to distribute (also: to hand out); to lose consciousness Examples of TO PASS OUT I’m going to pass out Halloween candy this year, while my family goes out trick-or-treating. Before the meeting, we passed out agendas to everybody.
to put away
to put away: to remove from slight, to put in the proper place Examples of PUT AWAY The kid refused to put away his toys and so he didn’t get his allowance. He wanted to put away the leftovers right away, so they wouldn’t spoil.
cut and dried
cut and dried: predictable, known beforehand; boring Examples of CUT AND DRIED For those who have never been seriously ill, treatment often seems cut and dried. In conversation, the director concedes that the issue is not so cut-and-dried.