Stephen

Related to Stephen: Stephen Hawking

be even Steven(s)

1. slang To have no outstanding debt between one another. All right, here's the $10 I owe you—now we're even Stevens.
2. slang To be completely equal. As a parent, you've got to always make sure things are even Steven between your kids, or they'll get horribly jealous of each other.
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even Steven

slang Equal in something, especially after repaying a debt. All right, here's the $10 I owe you—now we're even Steven.
See also: even, Steven

even stevens

slang Equal in something, especially after repaying a debt. All right, here's the $10 I owe you—now we're even stevens.
See also: even, stevens
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

even Steven

to be even (with someone or something) by having repaid a debt, replied in kind, etc. Bill hit Tom; then Tom hit Bill. Now they are even Steven. Mary paid Ann the $100 she owed her. Ann said, "Good, we are even Steven."
See also: even, Steven
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

even Stephens (or Stevens)

an even chance.
1990 Alan Duff Once Were Warriors And I give her half. Clean down the middle. Even stevens. I don't try and cheat her out of her share.
See also: even, Stephen
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
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References in periodicals archive
His body was then hidden under a mattress at Stephen Mack's home in Gartcosh.
Prison time for heinous thugs who brutally killed man and hid his body
The court earlier heard the victim drove his Mercedes to visit his pal Stephen Mack last October 29 - the night of the attack.
DAD'S KILLERS CAGED; Callous thugs admit attacking man, 51, after row
In January 2013, he set up Stephen's Story, a Facebook page about living with illness, and posted details of his bucket list.
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Stephen's partner Helen Durkin and his daughter Maya, and other members of the Rice family were all at the game.
Dad, 46, dies after playing charity footy match; Tributes paid to 'devoted family man'
Stephen also beat up the complainant after he requested him to pay his Sh950 debt.
Man charged with strangling neighbour for spying on wife
28, Stephen ran into the Yonghe Police Station while roaring drunk.
Drunk American English teacher spits on, curses at Taiwanese policewoman
Stephen, 40, who served with the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers from 1996 to 2004 and saw action in Northern Ireland troublespots, said: "I've got a sore on my hand which I bite.
I rip off my fingernails
To show that Joyce uses his depiction of Stephen as a foil by which a unique philosophy of history can be articulated, I will proceed in three steps.
JOYCE AND HEIDEGGER: APPROPRIATIONS OF THE PAST TOWARD A NEW PHILOSOPHY OF TRANSCENDENCE
Stephen, 42, wore a Barnstormers T-shirt and jeans during a brief initial appearance Tuesday afternoon at the federal courthouse in Cedar Rapids, where he was handcuffed and shackled.
FBI: Youth coach filmed players disrobing in Lombard hotel
The mum of inspirational teenager Stephen Sutton was honoured with an Outstanding Contribution award at Pride of Birmingham for her tireless work to continue her son's legacy.
Surprise award for inspirational Jane; PRIDE OF BIRMINGHAM 2018 MUM SCOOPS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION HONOUR FOR TIRELESS WORK CONTINUING HER SON STEPHEN'S LEGACY
Friends and family of Stephen Roy, 18, who tragically passed away after a battle with cancer in 2016, have come together to raise money for the bereavement charity Brightest Star.
Tournament tribute is so fitting for our Stephen; MEMORIAL MATCH Mum's joy at fundraiser in memory of teen
Season 4 stars and confirmed non-matches Julia Rose and Stephen McHugh were on and off after their installment wrapped in August 2016, but now it appears things could be getting more serious than ever for the MTV personalities.
'Are You The One?' Couple Sparks Engagement Rumors
If you were Stephen Hawking--who was diagnosed with motor neuron disease in 1963 at age twenty-one--you would earn your PhD in theoretical physics from Cambridge, revolutionize your field, get married and father three children, earn substantial wealth and international fame, and live for several additional decades (Hawking is now seventy-three).
The Theory of Everything
INSPIRATIONAL teenager Stephen Sutton, who raised more than PS3.2m for the Teenage Cancer Trust, has died in hospital.
The amazing journey is over for brave Stephen
Stephen Truscott, 25, is reported to have been at the Play Party Club, in Pattaya, when he fell from a balcony.
Soldier 'fell from nightclub balcony'