To Go Dutch
- To Go Dutch
- How common is this idiom?: Moderately used, mostly in informal settings
- Literal Meaning: To split the cost of something, usually a bill, evenly between two or more people
- Actual Idiomatic Meaning: When each person pays for their own expenses, rather than one person paying for the entire group
- When we went out for dinner, we decided to go Dutch to avoid any awkwardness about who would pay the bill.
- My friends and I always go Dutch when we grab coffee together, it's just easier that way.
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