down the middle

idiom

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

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But the neighborhood street behind the school — East 43rd Avenue — was lined on both sides with food trucks, with festival-goers walking down the middle. Becky Sullivan, NPR, 27 Apr. 2025 The Blue Jays worked two men on in a tie game and Yankees starter Carlos Carrasco hung a slider right down the middle. Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025 Her honey blonde hair was styled in a straight blowout and parted down the middle, flowing to the center of her back. Angel Saunders, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025 She’s been taught not to put the ball down the middle. Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 18 Apr. 2025 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 13 May. 2025.

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