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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What that unit did not have was a crushing presence in the middle of the defensive line who could stop the run and destroy the pocket.
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Steve Silverman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
But stuck in the middle tier are 150 countries that must endure artificial limits on computing supply chains that are kept at least a generation behind US technology accessible by the top tier.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2025
Teladoc is in the middle of a deep slump, with its stock price dropping in each of the past four years due to hefty competition in remote health, challenges at mental health division BetterHelp and high operating costs.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
This team very much is stuck in the middle (if even that) at the moment, with it arguably about what the front office can do to take the team to a higher level with the next iteration.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
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Steve Silverman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
But stuck in the middle tier are 150 countries that must endure artificial limits on computing supply chains that are kept at least a generation behind US technology accessible by the top tier.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2025
Teladoc is in the middle of a deep slump, with its stock price dropping in each of the past four years due to hefty competition in remote health, challenges at mental health division BetterHelp and high operating costs.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
This team very much is stuck in the middle (if even that) at the moment, with it arguably about what the front office can do to take the team to a higher level with the next iteration.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the middle
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“In the middle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20middle. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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