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The other half of every plan, blamed for half the mess, credited for none of it.
means A person who shares an activity, business, relationship, or undertaking with you, with joint stakes in the outcome.
from From Old French 'parçonier' (a sharer or co-heir), rooted in Latin 'partitionem,' a sharing or dividing — the same 'part' you split when you split anything. English speakers reshaped the word toward 'part,' so a partner became, fittingly, someone who holds a part of what's yours.
- latin root
- From partir, meaning to share or divide
- tax law
- Partnerships dodge corporate tax, liability stays personal
- crime usage
- Accomplice and partner are legally distant cousins
- dance halls
- Tango requires zero words, total mutual surrender