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cut the baby in half

cut the baby in half verb: synonym of split the baby.

Verb

cut the baby in half (third-person singular simple present cuts the baby in half, present participle cutting the baby in half, simple past and past participle cut the baby in half)

  1. Synonym of split the baby.
    • […] courts of inquiry have one inevitable end — to cut the baby in half; to settle half way between the employers' final offer and the last trade union demand.1971, The Weekly Review, page 22
    Synonyms:
    split the baby

Synonyms of cut the baby in half

Forms of cut the baby in half

third-person singular presentcuts the baby in half
present participlecutting the baby in half
past participlecut the baby in half
pastcut the baby in half

Questions about cut the baby in half

What does cut the baby in half mean?
Cut the baby in half means synonym of split the baby.
What part of speech is cut the baby in half?
Cut the baby in half is a verb.
What is the past tense of cut the baby in half?
The past tense of cut the baby in half is cut the baby in half.

Words near cut the baby in half in the dictionary

  1. cut someone's throat
  2. cut splice
  3. cut splices
  4. cut stick
  5. cut swathes
  6. cut the baby in half
  7. cut the bullshit
  8. cut the cheese
  9. cut the coat according to the cloth
  10. cut the cord
  11. cut the crap

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