Go Dutch

Expression: Go Dutch – pagar a escote/a medias

To pay for one’s own food and bills, or split the cost, when eating at a restaurant or going out for entertainment.

There are two possible senses—each person paying their own expenses, or the entire bill being split (divided evenly) between all participants. In strict usage, “Going Dutch” refers to the former, paying one’s own expenses, and the latter is referred to as “splitting the bill”, but in casual usage, these may both be referred to as “going Dutch”.

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