share and share alike

Idioms

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.

Example Sentences

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

From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2021

The system in all states should be all the schools share and share alike.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2016

As this video shows, the spirit of share and share alike is alive and well in the US.

From The Guardian • Nov. 30, 2012

To his brother, George Tryon Harding, Jr., and to his sisters, Charity M. Rensberg, Abigail V. Harding and Carolyn Votaw, the residue of his estate, divided share and share alike.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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