go halfsies
To share something by splitting it in halfTo share something by splitting it in half.
» Tom and I go halfsies on the rent.
Ich teile mir mit Tom die Miete. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Мы с Томом платим за квартиру пополам. — marafon
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1 senses(childish, idiomatic)To share something by splitting it in half.
Examples
1 sentencesTom and I go halfsies on the rent.
ruМы с Томом платим за квартиру пополам. — marafon
deIch teile mir mit Tom die Miete. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
go, and diminutive form of half.go, and diminutive form of half.
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Forms
goes halfsies, going halfsies, went halfsies, gone halfsies| Base form | go halfsies · to go halfsies |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | goes halfsies |
| Present participle | going halfsies |
| Past simple | went halfsies |
| Past participle | gone halfsies |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.