half-and-half

half-and-half
I. adj
As much one thing as the other.

We asked the coach if more boys than girls were interested in debating, and he said it was about half-and-half.

The show last night was neither very good nor very poor - just half-and-half.

Compare: fifty-fifty
II. noun
A mixture of milk and cream in equal parts, used with cereal or coffee.

John uses half-and-half with his cereal, but his wife, who is dieting, uses milk.


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