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be even Steven(s)

slang

1. To have no outstanding debt between one another. All right, here's the $10 I owe you—now we're even Stevens. If you can't pay me back, just buy me dinner this Friday. Then, we'll be even Stevens. Look, if you just help me get this job, we'll be even Steven, OK?

2. To be completely equal. As a parent, you've got to always make sure things are even Steven between your kids, or they'll get horribly jealous of each other. Come on now, those pieces of cake are even Stevens! I don't want to hear any whining—you two both got the same amount of presents. You're even Stevens.

See also: even

even Steven

slang Equal in something, especially after repaying a debt. All right, here's the $10 I owe you—now we're even Steven. If you can't pay me back, just buy me dinner this Friday. Then, we'll be even Steven. Look, if you just help me get this job, we'll be even Steven, OK?

See also: even, Steven

even Stevens

slang Equal in something, especially after repaying a debt. All right, here's the $10 I owe you—now we're even stevens. If you can't pay me back, just buy me dinner this Friday. Then, we'll be even Stevens. Look, if you just help me get this job, we'll be even Stevens, OK?

See also: even, Stevens

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even Steven

to be even (with someone or something) by having repaid a debt, replied in kind, etc. Bill hit Tom; then Tom hit Bill. Now they are even Steven. Mary paid Ann the $100 she owed her. Ann said, "Good, we are even Steven."

See also: even, Steven

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

even Stephens (or Stevens)

an even chance.

1990 Alan Duff Once Were Warriors And I give her half. Clean down the middle. Even stevens. I don't try and cheat her out of her share.

See also: even, Stephen

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