split the difference
idiomTo choose an option or take a position roughly midway between two opposed alternatives; to compromise.
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make a difference
To carry out an action, the result of which is a significant change, or an altered circumstance.
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make all the difference
To be a crucial or deciding factor; to have a very significant effect (often a positive one).
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make like a banana and split
To leave, depart.
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same difference
A distinction which makes no difference; a distinction which does not matter.
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split hairs
Tedious details; minutiae.
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split on a rock
To completely fail in one's attempt
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split one's sides
To laugh hysterically.
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split the baby
To resolve a dispute in a way that is disadvantageous to both parties.