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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This strength was demonstrated again by their performance in the middle of a merciless rainstorm.
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Billboard Japan, Billboard, 17 July 2024
And the places where people are tying the knot these days go beyond the beach variety: Couples are exchanging vows on cruises in Antarctica, during impromptu ceremonies in Scotland, and even at intimate celebrations in the middle of America’s most beautiful national parks.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2024
The first, the buccaneers, plundered Spain’s holdings around the Caribbean in the middle of the seventeenth century.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Each time, members of the Columbus Police Dialogue Team seemed to be in the middle of the fray, calmly and politely talking to the people on both sides, de-escalating tensions.
—John Diedrich, Journal Sentinel, 15 July 2024
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Billboard Japan, Billboard, 17 July 2024
And the places where people are tying the knot these days go beyond the beach variety: Couples are exchanging vows on cruises in Antarctica, during impromptu ceremonies in Scotland, and even at intimate celebrations in the middle of America’s most beautiful national parks.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2024
The first, the buccaneers, plundered Spain’s holdings around the Caribbean in the middle of the seventeenth century.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Each time, members of the Columbus Police Dialogue Team seemed to be in the middle of the fray, calmly and politely talking to the people on both sides, de-escalating tensions.
—John Diedrich, Journal Sentinel, 15 July 2024
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“In the middle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20middle. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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