divide something (up) (among someone or something)
- divide something (up) (among someone or something)
divide something (up†) (between someone or something) & divide something (up†) (among someone or something)
to give something out in shares to people or groups. (More informal with
up
.
Between
with two;
among
with more.) •
Please divide this up between the visitors.
•
Cut the birthday cake and divide it up among all the party guests.
•
Please divide up this pie between the children.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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