share and share alike

Idioms  

1. 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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Example Sentences

“We had a busking community, share and share alike, performing in the commons for the people.”

From Seattle Times

They say share and share alike, but would you share a helmet?

From Fox News

After payment of all debts and certain bequests, and after the rest of the estate was sold, including houses, farmland, and stock—but not the store—the money was to be divided, share and share alike, between Miss Love, Mama, and Aunt Loma.

From Literature

Grandpa wanted it to be owned jointly by his widow and children, share and share alike.

From Literature

What credo would you choose: “Share and share alike?” or “To each his own”? The choice doesn’t relate only to material goods or socialism versus capitalism.

From Scientific American