share and share alike

1 3.4

Give everyone an equal part

idiom

: compartir es vivir

Our parents taught us to share and share alike with our siblings.

Examples

Let's share and share alike!
In challenging times, it's important to remember to share and share alike.
The potluck dinner encouraged everyone to share and share alike, ensuring no one was left out.
Everyone should share and share alike!
At our picnic, we decided to share and share alike, ensuring everyone had enough food.
In our group project, we agreed to share and share alike, dividing the tasks equally among all members.
When dividing the prize money, the winners chose to share and share alike so everyone benefited equally.

Antonyms

selfish

458 1.0

Caring only about yourself and not about other people

to take for all one has got

Informal

9.9

To trick someone and steal all their money and belongings

How Fair

share and share alike

1 3.4

fair shake of the sauce bottle

Australian

9.9

667 1.6

to portion

3 3.0

nonparticipating

Specialized

6.7

Surface Forms

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Morphology

share + and + share + alike

The phrase is compositionally built from 'share' (to give/use together) plus the adverb 'alike' (in a similar/equal manner), with the repetition reinforcing equal division. A B1 learner who knows the component words can readily infer the meaning 'divide or distribute equally', so the expression is transparently derivable from its parts.

Etymology

Share and share alike repeats the word share to create a clear image: each person takes a part and the parts are alike. Imagine cutting a pie so everyone gets the same slice — that's why the saying means 'everyone gets an equal part'.