adv. 中頃

diddle for middle イディオム

middle ground

a position that is fair to both sides, a compromise, keep an open mind The minister tried to find some middle ground between the nurses and the administrators.

middle of the road

being halfway between two different ideas, seeing good on both sides of an issue The president was elected because he was a person whose ideas were very middle of the road.

middleman

(See the middleman)

smack dab in the middle

directly in the middle, in the centre The ball landed smack dab in the middle of the pizza.

the man in the middle

the person between two enemies When hockey players fight, the linesman is the man in the middle.

the middleman

a person who buys from the producer and sells to the merchant If we can buy from the producer, we can save the money we pay to the middleman.

in the middle

between two sides of an argument，two choices，etc．在…之间；夹在争论双方的中间或两种选择之间
Mary found herself in the middle of the quarrel between Joyce and Ethel．乔埃斯和埃塞尔发生争执，玛丽不知该倾向哪一方。
John promised Larry to go fishing but his father wanted him to help at home．John was in the middle．约翰答应莱里去钓鱼，可是他父亲却要他帮助做家务。约翰为难了。

smack-dab in the middle

Idiom(s): smack-dab in the middle

Theme: ARRANGEMENT

right in the middle. (Informal.)
• I want a big helping of mashed potatoes with a glob of butter smack-dab in the middle.
• Tom and Sally were having a terrible argument, and I was trapped—smack-dab in the middle.

play both ends against the middle

Idiom(s): play both ends (against the middle)

Theme: MANIPULATION

[for one] to scheme in a way that pits two sides against each other (for one's own gain). (Informal.)
• I told my brother that Mary doesn't like him. Then I told Mary that my brother doesn't like her. They broke up, so now I can have the car this weekend. I succeeded in playing both ends against the middle.
• If you try to play both ends, you're likely to get in trouble with both sides.

middle-of-the-road

Idiom(s): middle-of-the-road

Theme: BALANCE

halfway between two extremes, especially political extremes.
• Jane is very left-wing, but her husband is politically middle-of-the-road.
• I don't want to vote for either the leftwing or the right-wing candidate. I prefer someone with more middle-of-the-road views.