Alternative form of half a loaf is better than none

simple past tense of take one's half out of the middle

past participle of take one's half out of the middle

present participle of take one's half out of the middle

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of take one's half out of the middle

(idiomatic) All over the place; everywhere.

(idiomatic) The two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent; it doesn't matter which one we choose. / (idiomatic, of two people) Equally involved; equally responsible

Something is better than nothing: some reward, achievement, result, etc. is preferable to none at all.

To take the portion of something to which one is entitled, but in such a way that it shortchanges others.

(basketball) The middle of the court, at and near the center line / (basketball) A basketball court that is half the size of a normal court / (basketball) A shot taken from the middle of the court