make like a banana and split en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
A pun on banana split and split (“to depart”).
Meanings
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(humorous, idiomatic) To leave, depart.
“Don't go anywhere,” she said, like she was a mind reader and could tell that I was already thinking that the second she turned around, me and Charlie should make like a banana and split.
2010 April 6, Sandra Kring, How High the Moon, Random House Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 56:if he's gone, maybe we should make like a banana and split. We could pack it all up and head out west somewhere.
2021 June 29, Jason Mott, Hell of a Book, Penguin, →ISBN, page 6:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| made like a banana and split | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| made like a banana and split | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| making like a banana and splitting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| makes like a banana and splits | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |