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cuts the baby in half

cuts the baby in half is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cut the baby in half.

Meaning of cut the baby in half

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

Questions about cuts the baby in half

What is cuts the baby in half the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cuts the baby in half is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cut the baby in half.

Words near cuts the baby in half in the dictionary

  1. cuts someone slack
  2. cuts someone some slack
  3. cuts someone's comb
  4. cuts someone's throat
  5. cuts swathes
  6. cuts the baby in half
  7. cuts the bullshit
  8. cuts the cheese
  9. cuts the coat according to the cloth
  10. cuts the cord
  11. cuts the fool

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