went Dutch
Paid own share
Went Dutch is the past tense of go Dutch, meaning to split the cost of a meal or outing rather than have one person pay for everyone.
The phrase typically describes couples or friends each paying their own way: We went Dutch on dinner.
The expression may derive from old stereotypes about Dutch frugality.
- separate checksIndividual payment requests
- mutualityShared dependence or exchange
- politenessCourteous, respectful conduct
- cost-sharingSplitting financial responsibility
- dinner dateRomantic evening meal together
awkward moment · idiom · reciprocity · frugality · fairness · egalitarianism · budgeting · social contracts · communalism · respectfulness · courtesy · thriftiness · financial planning · payment methods · colloquialism · cooperation · phraseology · balance
went Dutchtreated
Given medical attention
footed the bill · hosted · on me · comped
went Dutchwined and dined
Entertained with food and drink
lavished · entertained · bankrolled · subsidized · sponsored