in the middle
idiom
: in a difficult or unpleasant position
She hated conflict and did not want to be put in the middle.
He was caught in the middle when his parents got divorced.
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Dan Hedaya plays a cop still pissed at Boyd for the whole informing thing, and thinks nothing of opening fire on his former peer with a shotgun in the middle of a crowded Bryant Park.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2025
Tight end James Mitchell caught a deep ball in the middle of the field from Dalton.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2025
The rookie seventh-round pick was disruptive in the middle, recording a couple of stuffs for no gain on run plays as his highlights.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2025
The gap between Norris, who was first, and Alonso in third was half a second, with Piastri in the middle just 0.051 seconds behind his teammate.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2025
Tight end James Mitchell caught a deep ball in the middle of the field from Dalton.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2025
The rookie seventh-round pick was disruptive in the middle, recording a couple of stuffs for no gain on run plays as his highlights.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2025
The gap between Norris, who was first, and Alonso in third was half a second, with Piastri in the middle just 0.051 seconds behind his teammate.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
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“In the middle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20middle. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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