going halves

Dividing costs evenly

Going halves means splitting something equally between two people, usually a cost or expense: Let's go halves on the pizza.

The phrase implies a fifty-fifty division rather than some other proportion.

It can extend beyond money to sharing food, duties, or anything divisible: We went halves on the last piece of cake.

Related

even split · go Dutch · divide · divvy up · distribute · partition · potluck · chip in · fair share · division · compromise · meet halfway · fairness · partnership · collaboration · mutuality · two-way street · fraction

Opposites
cost-sharing arrangement

going halvesfooting the bill

Assuming financial responsibility

mooching · freeloading · sponging · going Dutch · splitting the bill

generosity/reciprocity

going halvestreating

Dealing with medically

taking advantage · sponging · leeching · keeping score

Family

going, halves, goes, gone, goer, goers, half, halve, halved

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G