Meaning: banana split

n.
a banana split lengthwise and topped with scoops of ice cream and sauces and nuts and whipped cream

split Idiom, Proverb

in a split second

in less than a second, in a flash In a split second, the cat twisted and landed on its feet.

lickety split

moving fast, boot it, hell bent for election The train is going lickety split, at least sixty miles an hour!

split

depart, go, leave I gotta split. Class starts in two minutes.

split a gut

laugh very hard, crack me up I nearly split a gut watching a John Candy video - hilarious!

split hairs

make unnecessary distinctions He makes a lot of good points but he also has a tendency to split hairs and waste a lot of our time.

split second

small difference in time, a fraction of a second Many Olympic athletes win their events by a split second.

split the difference

divide the difference between the prices Your price is $100. I'm offering $80. Let's split the difference.

split ticket

vote for candidates from more than one political party He always votes for a split ticket when he votes and never votes for only one party.

split up

separate They seemed like a nice couple but they suddenly decided to split up last month.

splitting headache

a severe headache I have been suffering from a splitting headache all morning.

split one's sides with laughter

Idiom(s): split one's sides (with laughter)

Theme: LAUGHTER

to laugh so hard that one's sides almost split. (Always an exaggeration.)
• The members of the audience almost split their sides with laughter.
• When I heard what happened to Patricia, I almost split my sides.

split people up

Idiom(s): split people up

Theme: SEPARATION

to separate two or more people (from one another).
• If you two don't stop chattering, I'll have to split you up.
• The group of people grew too large, so we had to split them up.
• I will have to split up that twosome in the corner.

split sth fifty-fifty

Idiom(s): divide something fifty-fifty AND split something fifty-fifty

Theme: SHARE

to divide something into two equal parts. (Informal. The fifty means "50 percent.")
• Tommy and Billy divided the candy fifty-fifty.
• The robbers split the money fifty-fifty.

Split the blanket

If people split the blanket, it means they get a divorce or end their relationship.

lickety-split|cut|lickety|lickety-cut|split

adv., informal At full speed; with a rush. As soon as school was out the boys ran lickety-split to the swimming pool.

split end|end|split

n. An end in football who plays five to ten yards out from the tackle in the line. The split end is one of the quarterback's most important targets for passes.
Antonym: TIGHT END.

split hairs|hair|hairs|split

v. phr. To find and argue about small and unimportant differences as if the differences are important. John is always splitting hairs; he often starts an argument about something small and unimportant. Don't split hairs about whose turn it is to wash the dishes and make the beds; let's work together and finish sooner.

split second|second|split

n. A very short time; less than a second. The lightning flash lasted a split second, and then disappeared.

split the difference|difference|split

v. phr., informal To settle a money disagreement by dividing the difference, each person giving up half. Bob offered $25 for Bill's bicycle and Bill wanted $35; they split the difference.

split ticket|split|ticket

n. A vote for candidates from more than one party. Mr. Jones voted a split ticket. An independent voter likes a split ticket.
Antonym: STRAIGHT TICKET.

split up|split

v. phr. 1. To separate; get a divorce. After three years of marriage, the unhappy couple finally split up. 2. To separate something; divide into portions. The brothers split up their father's fortune among themselves after his death.

split-up|split

n. A separation or division into two or many smaller parts. The split-up of our company was due to the founder's untimely death.

rail-splitter

rail-splitter
the Rail-Splitter
Abraham Lincoln

split one's sides

split one's sides
Also, laugh one's head off. Be extremely amused, laugh uproariously. For example, That comedian had us splitting our sides, or Jane laughed her head off when she saw Rob's costume. The first of these hyperbolic terms dates from about 1700.