down the middle

idiom

: into two equal parts
Slice the banana right down the middle.

Examples of down the middle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For her first stop in Minneapolis, big black bombshell curls were parted down the middle before the heat of summertime Chi expanded them. India Espy-Jones, Essence, 29 May 2024 Fallston’s top attacker barreled down the middle of the lane, dodged the South Carroll defender and slipped a shot past the goalkeeper in a whirlwind sequence. Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for down the middle 

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“Down the middle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down%20the%20middle. Accessed 3 Jun. 2024.

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