split (someone) up - to separate two or more people (from one another) The teacher had to split the two boys up because they were fighting. split (something) fifty-fifty - to divide something into two equal parts I decided to split the prize fifty-fifty with my friend. split the difference - to settle a money or other disagreement by dividing the difference We had to pay extra money for the rental car so we decided to split the difference and each pay half. a split ticket - a voting ticket with candidates from more than one political party My friend always votes for a split ticket when.
