Split the difference
To settle a money disagreement by dividing the difference into two amounts.We had to pay extra money for the rental car so we decided to split... Read more →
Split (something) fifty-fifty
To divide something into two equal parts.I decided to split the prize fifty-fifty with my friend.
Split (some people) up split up (some people)
To separate two or more people from one another.The teacher had to split the two boys up because they were fighting.
Split one’s sides (with laughter)
To laugh so hard that one's sides almost split.I split my sides with laughter when the woman began to tell jokes.
Split hairs
To disagree or argue about something that is not important, to make unnecessary distinctions about something.The manager makes many good points... Read more →
Spitting image of (someone)
The exact resemblance to someone.My cousin is the spitting image of his father.
Spit up
To throw something up, to vomit something. The dog spit up the button that he had swallowed.
Spirit of the law
Something as it is meant to be and not as it is stated exactly, what the people who made the law wanted to achieve.The judge tried to follow the... Read more →
Spin (something) off spin off (something)
To create something as a by-product of something else.The company plans to spin off some new products from their original invention.
Spin one’s wheels
To be in motion but to make no progress.I was spinning my wheels all week but I did not get much done.