“middle of”

The following 4 entries include the term middle of.

middle-of-the-road

adjective

: standing for or following a course of action midway between extremes

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middle of the road

noun phrase

: a course of action or a standpoint midway between extremes

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in the middle of

idiom

: while (something) is happening or being done : during (something)

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in the middle of nowhere

idiom

: in a place that is far away from other people, houses, or cities

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