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caught in the middle
Idioms and Phrases
Also, caught in the cross-fire . Between two opposing sides, as in The writers are often caught in the middle between editor and publisher, who are political opponents , or When parents don't get along, the children are often caught in the cross-fire . Long used in military situations, these terms began to be used figuratively in the second half of the 1800s.Example Sentences
Residents have been caught in the middle of the dispute and many have stepped forward to help each other out, with neighbours sharing trips to the tip and volunteers cleaning the streets.
Superstar Brazil footballer Neymar looked bemused, caught in the middle of a face-off as the pair hurled abuse at each other.
The city's residents are caught in the middle of the dispute and many have told the BBC of their increasing frustrations, with one saying it "can't go on".
Carter tentatively approved that agreement, but the VA rejected it, leaving the school caught in the middle.
Unfortunately, viewers are caught in the middle, stuffing themselves on scraps when plenty of good food is left out there.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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