Go halfway
Also, meet someone halfway. Compromise, give up something for the sake of an agreement. For example, The Smiths are willing to go halfway and pay their share for snow-plowing, or I’ll make peace with Nancy if she’ll just meet me halfway. [ Late 1500s ]
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- Go halvsies
verb phrase to agree to split something equally; also called go halfsies Examples I’ll go halvsies with you on dessert. Word Origin 1960s Usage Note informal verb phrase To award an equal share; divide in two equal parts: I may go halvsies/ If he stonewalled them or went halvesies with the truth [1940s+; go halves […]
- Go hand in hand
see: hand in hand
- Go hard with
Fare ill, be to one’s harm or disadvantage. For example, If this case gets to a jury, it will go hard with the defendant. [ First half of 1500s ]
- Go haywire
To break down or cease to function properly: “Everything was going smoothly until the computer started to go haywire.” verb phrase [1929+; fr the ramshackle condition of something that must be hastily repaired with haywire] Become wildly confused, out of control, or crazy. For example, The plans for the party have gone haywire, or His […]
- Go head to head
verb phrase To confront and contend with one another; go eyeball to eyeball: Lawyers Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones go head to head over the fate of an eleven-year-old boy (1960s+)