in\ the\ middle

in\ the\ middle
adv or adj. phr.
In between two sides of an argument; caught between two dangers.

Mary found herself in the middle of the quarrel between Joyce and Ethel.

John promised Tom to go fishing, but his father wanted him to help at home. John was in the middle.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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