go dutch
Verb phrase: - To share the cost of a social activity, such as a meal or entertainment, equally among all participants. Each person pays for their own share.
This phrase is used to describe an agreement where no single person pays the entire bill. It is common in informal social situations, especially dates or outings with friends, to indicate financial fairness and independence. - It is typically used in the infinitive form (to go Dutch) or in simple tenses (go Dutch, goes Dutch, went Dutch, have gone Dutch). - The phrase is considered informal and is often established before the activity.
- "To go Dutch on something": Specifies the activity being shared.
- Let's go Dutch on the concert tickets.
- Used to describe a habitual practice or a one-time agreement.
- Dutch treat (n.): An outing where each person pays for themselves; synonymous with the arrangement described by "go Dutch."
- The office lunch was a Dutch treat.
- Split the bill: To divide the total cost equally.
- Pay separately: Each person pays for their own items.
The phrase originates from the idea of Dutch hospitality or fairness. It carries no negative connotation in modern, standard usage and simply describes a fair way to handle shared expenses.
- share expenses equally and split the cost of something
- My boyfriend and I always go Dutch