even-steven

e ven-ste ven |ˌēvən ˈstēvən ˌivən ˈstivən | ▶adjective & adverb informal used in reference to fair and equal competition or distribution of resources: [ as adj. ] : the race was an even-steven affair | [ as adv. ] : I split the money with my wife even-steven. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: rhyming phrase, used as an intensive.

even-steven

even-steven (also even-stevens ) ▶adjective & adverb informal used in reference to fair and equal competition or distribution of resources: [ as adv. ] : I split the money with my wife even-steven. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: rhyming phrase, used as an intensive.