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even steven; even stephen; even stevens; even stephens
adjective
even, equal US, 1866
“Steven” adds nothing but the rhyme.- Al, it seemed, had a great deal of pride. He liked to keep things even-Steven, and he didn’t take nothing off no one. — Jim Thompson, Roughneck, p. 89, 1954
- “How would be split the take, Jake?” “Even steven, baby .... even steven.” — Odie Haskins, The Busting Out of an Ordinary Man, p. 75, 1985
- And, for a while at least, we were even steven on the pitch. — Martin King & Martin Knight, The Naughty Nineties, p. 145, 1999
- My solution of “even Stephens” is equality for Conservative and Labour[.] — Lord Randall of St. Budeaux, Lords Hansard, 18 May 1999
- [T]he most recent Scottish poll puts Labour and the Scottish National party (SNP) even stevens when it came to people’s intentions on voting for the House of Commons[.] — The Guardian, 20 October 2000
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