share and share alike


Mete out or partake of something equally, as in Mom told the children to share and share alike with their Halloween candy. This term, first recorded about 1566, alluded to the equal apportioning of spoils and soon was broadened to include equal sharing in the costs of a venture and other undertakings or possessions.

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How to use share and share alike in a sentence

  • The communistic principle governs each “nest;” and share-and-share alike is the rule observed.

    The Seven Curses of London | James Greenwood