go halves

go halves

To share the cost of something equally between two people. We each had about the same amount to eat and drink, so let's go halves on the bill. I'm pretty broke, but I'll go halves with you on a bottle of wine.
See also: go, halves
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

go halves

Also, go fifty-fifty. Share equally. For example, Ann suggested that they go halves on the rent, or The brothers are going fifty-fifty in their new business. The first term dates from the late 1600s, the variant from the early 1900s.
See also: go, halves
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

go halves (or shares)

share something equally.
See also: go, halves
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

go ˈhalves (with somebody)

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go ˌhalf and ˈhalf (with somebody)

(informal) share the total cost of something equally with somebody else: If you drive me up to Edinburgh, we’ll go halves on the petrol.
See also: go, halves
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • drink to
  • drink to (someone or something)
  • get you?
  • (Can I) get you something (to drink)?
  • drink in
  • drink (someone's or something's) health
  • drink to (someone's or something's) health
  • drink somebody's health
  • name your poison
  • pick your poison
References in classic literature
I wouldn't go halves in the toffee and gingerbread on purpose to save the money; and Gibson and Spouncer fought with me because I wouldn't.
"I gave Spouncer a black eye, I know; that's what he got by wanting to leather me; I wasn't going to go halves because anybody leathered me."
"Didn't I think about your fish-line all this quarter, and mean to buy it, and saved my money o' purpose, and wouldn't go halves in the toffee, and Spouncer fought me because I wouldn't?"
The Mill on the Floss
He was bemoaning himself this morning because he could not get someone to go halves with him in some nice rooms which he had found, and which were too much for his purse."
"My friend here wants to take diggings, and as you were complaining that you could get no one to go halves with you, I thought that I had better bring you together."
A Study In Scarlet
Nonetheless she insisted that I ought to go halves with her in the day's winnings, and offered me 800 gulden on condition that henceforth, I gambled only on those terms; but I refused to do so, once and for all--stating, as my reason, that I found myself unable to play on behalf of any one else, "I am not unwilling so to do," I added, "but in all probability I should lose."
Gambler
"I've got heaps of lovely things upstairs, and I'll show them all to you, and I'd go halves, only auntie thinks they wouldn't be useful, so I shall give you something else; and you won't mind, will you?
Eight Cousins
"He took me for lunch the other day and asked me to go halves." Sounded like a fair offer to me.
Here's how last night's telly lined up []; THE DIARY
But even if you go halves, this is still over-budget, according to a survey byGlowing Embers.
This is how much money Scousers actually spend going on a date; Many like to pull out all the stops - but how much are we actually spending?
I want to go halves on his next venture up to PS500.
FAMOUS FIVE
We offered to go halves on replacing it, but he blankly refused.
Fencing with neighbour; property posers Your legal questions answered
EMMERDALE and Corrie should go halves on court and prison sets, because they've both got characters sent down this week.
EMMERDALE; soaps
One added: "When I got out of my car to get petrol my brother gave me [euro]2.50 and told me we should go halves on a ticket.
FAMILY FORTUNE; Brothers scoop [euro]2million Lotto after mum checks the numbers
The pair had a pact that if one of them won the grand then they would go halves. Housewife Kerry, 34, said: "I can't believe I've won.
Sharing in good fortune
TORQUAY 1 SHREWSBURY 0 LEAGUE TWO TORQUAY duo Taiwo Atieno and Mark Ellis have been told they can go halves on the goal that sunk the Shrews.
GULLS SCORING HONOURS A TAI