English Dictionary

take one's half out of the middle

動詞

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

日本語の意味

自分が取り分として正当に受けるべき部分を取るが、その取り方が他人の取り分を不当に減らす結果になる。 / 自分の正当な分け前を獲得するが、その方法により他者が損をする状態を生む。

When we split the pie, he tried to take one's half out of the middle, leaving the rest of us with much smaller slices.

パイを分けるとき、彼は中央にある自分の一番大きな取り分を奪おうとして、残りの私たちにはずっと小さな一切れしか残しませんでした。

意味（1）

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

In fact, I have heard people say they didn't believe what some pastor said, because they did not live their three score and ten years. So your 66.2 is a bit shy. Satan is still taking his half out of the middle.

takes one's half out of the middle （ present singular third-person ）

taking one's half out of the middle （ participle present ）

took one's half out of the middle （ past ）

taken one's half out of the middle （ participle past ）