go Dutch
Americanidiom
Example Sentences
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Don’t forget to ask why you need to go Dutch on his priorities when you do not ask him to go half on yours.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 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 Adele Garrison
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