go Dutch

المعنى

to share the cost, with each person paying for their own part

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أمثلة

1. 1We went Dutch at lunch, each paying for our own meal.
2. 2I prefer to go Dutch rather than let a friend pay for me.
3. 3Shall we go Dutch, so neither of us has to pay for both meals?
4. 4They went Dutch after dinner, asking the waiter for separate bills.
5. 5Nobody was treating anyone: we were going Dutch and paying only for what we ordered.

القواعد

يتغير go وحده: go، went، gone. تبقى Dutch بحرف كبير في البداية؛ ولا تستعمل أداة.

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