单词 | to go halves |
释义 | > as lemmasto go halves i. to go halves: to share equally with a person; usually with with or without complement (e.g. I'll go halves with you, we'll go halves), also with indirect object (e.g. I'll go you halves) and formerly with possessive (e.g. I'll go your halves). Cf. earlier to be halves at sense 6b. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > sharing > share [verb (intransitive)] > share by halves to go halves1678 half1889 1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter (iii. 18) 1064 Why may not the Saint represented in that picture..goe halves with Christ in the glorie? 1672 J. Luke Jrnl. 25 Sept. in H. A. Kaufman Tangier at High Tide (1958) (modernized text) 158 I went my Lady's halves at beast, lost 9s. sterling. 1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. iii. 209 For those that save themselves, and fly, Go half's at least in the Victory. 1752 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 31 May (1932) (modernized text) V. 1896 If you think I shall win it, you may go my halves if you please. 1834 F. Marryat Jacob Faithful III. vii. 106 We would go halves, and share it equally. 1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) III. 112/1 He'll then again ask if anybody will go him halves. 1916 Amer. Mag. Dec. 84/3 A young man whom I met at the barber's went halves with me in renting a small furnished room. 1991 J. Connor Distortions 59 ‘Have the combination fried rice,’ said Anna. ‘I'll go you halves.’ 2005 C. Cleave Incendiary 13 We'll go halves. 10 quid each. What do you say? < as lemmas |
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