Meanings
present singular third person cuts the baby in half · participle present cutting the baby in half
- Synonym of split the baby.
[…] courts of inquiry have one inevitable end — to cut the baby in half; to settle half way between the employers' final offer and the last trade union demand.
1971, The Weekly Review, page 22Synonyms: split the baby
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of split the baby.
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