down the middle

idiom

: into two equal parts
Slice the banana right down the middle.

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Darnold tried a deep shot to Addison down the middle while receiver Jalen Nailor leaked open toward the sideline. Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025 Rozenberg says that parting your hair down the middle will continue to be big all next year. Audrey Noble, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2024 To clean gizzards, use a paring knife to make an incision down the middle to expose a yellow-hued sack. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2024 That was my approach to her theme versus someone like Voss, who's definitely right down the middle. Josh Weiss, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for down the middle 

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“Down the middle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down%20the%20middle. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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