share and share alike

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Cliché having or taking equal shares. I kept five and gave the other five to Mary—share and share alike. The two roommates agreed that they would divide expenses—share and share alike.

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Peggotty for his life; on his decease, the principal to be equally divided between Peggotty, little Emily, and me, or the survivor or survivors of us, share and share alike. David Copperfield by Dickens, Charles View in context The mate himself was very ill, and half starved; for he declared he had reserved nothing from the men, and went share and share alike with them in every bit they ate. The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Defoe, Daniel View in context			shake hands shake head shake in boots shake it shake like a leaf shake off shake on shake out shake the foundations of shake up shaker shall Shall I be mother? shame shame of it shame on shame on you shank shank it shank's mare Shanks's pony shape shape up Shape up or ship out share share and share alike share pain share sorrow sharp sharp as a razor sharp as a tack sharp tongue sharp wit shave she She'll be apples shebang shed shed crocodile tears shed light on sheep sheet shelf shell shell out shellacking shift shift for oneself shift gears shift ground shine			SHARC SHARC And MODTRAN Merged SHARC And MOSART Merged sharchive SHARCNET shard shard shard Shard Productions Underground Shard-borne Sharda Group of Institutions Sharded Sharded Shardjah shards shards Shardy share share share share share share Share (finance) Share (finance) Share Account Share Accounts Share alike share an address Share and enjoy! share and share alike Share Appreciation Right share bed and board Share broker Share Brokers Share buyback Share buyback Share buyback Share Buybacks Share Buybacks share buyer Share capital Share Capital Increase Share certificate Share certificate Share certificate Share Certificates Share Certificates Share Certificates Share class Share class Share Connect Minister and Discipler Share cropper Share cropper Share cropping Share cropping Share Data Warehouse Share dealing Share dividend Share dividend Share dividend

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