cut the baby in half

English

Verb

cut the baby in half (third-person singular simple present cuts the baby in half, present participle cutting the baby in half, simple past and past participle cut the baby in half)

1. Synonym of split the baby
   • 1971, The Weekly Review, page 22:

     […] 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.