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takes one's half out of the middle

takes one's half out of the middle is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take one's half out of the middle.

Meaning of take one's half out of the middle

Verb

take one's half out of the middle (third-person singular simple present takes one's half out of the middle, present participle taking one's half out of the middle, simple past took one's half out of the middle, past participle taken one's half out of the middle)

  1. To take the portion of something to which one is entitled, but in such a way that it shortchanges others.
    • A boy once complained of his brother for taking half of the bed. "And why not?" said his mother, "he is entitled to half, aint^([sic]) he?"—"Yes, ma'am," said the boy; "but how should you like to have him take out all the soft for his half? He will have his half out of the middle, and I have to...1897, Encyclopaedia of Wit and Wisdom, David McKay, page 154

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Takes one's half out of the middle is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take one's half out of the middle.

Words near takes one's half out of the middle in the dictionary

  1. takes one's custom elsewhere
  2. takes one's ease
  3. takes one's eye off the ball
  4. takes one's eyes off
  5. takes one's eyes off the ball
  6. takes one's half out of the middle
  7. takes one's hat off to
  8. takes one's hook
  9. takes one's kit off
  10. takes one's leave
  11. takes one's life in one's hands

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