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go Dutch

American  

idiom

went Dutch, going Dutch
  1. to go out together for a meal, movie, concert, etc., with each person paying their own expenses.


go Dutch More Idioms  
  1. see under Dutch treat.


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Try saying, “I understand that we currently go Dutch in our relationship, but I’d like to discuss how we should handle our money moving forward.”

From Slate Mar. 31, 2023

You can buy only single tickets, so if it’s date night, you’ll have to go Dutch.

From Washington Post Sep. 13, 2017

Following Brian McDermott's rather low-key departure after a second spell in charge of the club that lasted just six months, Reading decided to go Dutch for his successor.

From BBC May 28, 2017

Your date's on the lam; better go Dutch.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2015

"There are two or three of the fellows who come down here summers who I know will be glad to go Dutch on a motor boat," he said.

From Revelations of a Wife The Story of a Honeymoon by Garrison, Adele

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