divvy

divvy up

To divide and dole out portions of something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "divvy" and "up." All right, let's divvy up the cash and then go our separate ways. Who wants to divvy up the pizza?
See also: divvy, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

divvy up

v.
To divide something into parts or portions for distribution: The thieves went back to the cabin to divvy up the loot. My grandparents gave me $100, and I divvied it up among my brothers, sisters, and me.
See also: divvy, up
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

divvy

(ˈdɪvi)
n. a share of something. (see also divvy something up.) How much is my divvy?

divvy something up

tv. to divide something up. They divvied up the fish and drove back to the city.
See also: divvy, something, up
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • divvy something up
  • divvy up
  • split with
  • split with (one)
  • involve with
  • involve with (someone or something)
  • involved with
  • arrange for
  • arrange for some time
  • arrange some music for
References in periodicals archive
He starts by imagining 100 people landing on a new planet and trying to figure out the best way to divvy up the work and allocate the rewards.
They are newcomers to a high-stakes dispute over how to divvy up the water that supports the state's $30 billion farm economy, supplies its cities, and generates $500 million of electricity a year.
How much can you afford to spend on a vacation and how would you like to divvy up that amount?
Divvy, the provider of spend and expense management, has announced a USD 500 million purchase agreement with Credit Suisse, one of the world's financial service providers.
A plan to introduce a bicycle sharing program in Grayslake similar to Chicago's Divvy bikes will be submitted next week to the Regional Transit Authority to be considered for funding.
It would have to be a black eye, a blackjack habit, crack, to divvy up
The mayor has done well with the Cunard Building and finding money for other things, so it is out there." PAUL BLACKWELL SAYS: "The Co-Op is known for its dividends, but it seemed to have found a prize divvy in Paul Flowers, its ex-banking chairman.
I'll divvy 'em up between the authors of my favourite slogans.
"Burke" and "Hare" divvy up their illgotten gains as the doctor gets to work
But last night a bitter political row broke out over how to divvy up the extra cash.
She said he had wanted to "teach him a lesson" for being a "divvy".
The county and the team were supposed to divvy up arena profits 20/80, but after the first five years the Panthers had pocketed $53.7 million and Broward just $331,206, according to columnist Michael Mayo of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
"I'll spend an hour in one, go to another, divvy up meetings with my business manager and things of that sort.
His immediate family and a small gang of "business people" divvy up the nation's oil wealth among themselves.