[in the middle] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} In between two sides of anargument; caught between two dangers.
Mary found herself in themiddle of the quarrel between Joyce and Ethel.
John promised Tomto go fishing, but his father wanted him to help at home. John was inthe middle.
You can take a horse to the water but you can't make him drink.
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- Little Gregory wakes up in the middle of the nightLittle Gregory wakes up in the middle of the night feeling alone and scared. He goes into his mother’s room for comfort and he sees his mom standing naked in front of the mirror. She is rubbing her chest and groaning, «I want a man, I want a man.» Shaking his head in bewilderment, Gregory ... Читать далее...
- Значение идиомы nary a[nary a] {informal} Not a single; not one; never a. Oneafternoon a large dark cloud came in the sky. John thought it wouldrain so he took his raincoat — but nary a drop fell. John wentfishing but he caught nary a one....
- Значение идиомы talk out[talk out] {v.} To talk all about and leave nothing out; discussuntil everything is agreed on; settle. After their quarrel, Jilland John talked things out and reached full agreement....
Значение идиомы in the middle