piggy in the middle
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piggy in the middle — (also pig in the middle) Brit informal : someone who is brought into an argument between two people or groups They re arguing again, and I m piggy in the middle. • • • Main Entry: ↑piggy … Useful english dictionary
piggy in the middle — ► piggy in the middle chiefly Brit. 1) a game in which two people attempt to throw a ball to each other without a third person in the middle catching it. 2) a person who is placed in an awkward situation between two others. Main Entry: ↑piggy … English terms dictionary
piggy-in-the-middle — also pig in the middle 1) N UNCOUNT Piggy in the middle or pig in the middle is a game in which two children throw a ball to each other and a child standing between them tries to catch it. [BRIT] 2) N SING: also no det If someone is piggy in the… … English dictionary
piggy in the middle — British & Australian someone who is between two people or groups who are arguing but who does not want to agree with either of them. It s awful. They argue the whole time and I always end up as piggy in the middle … New idioms dictionary
piggy in the middle — chiefly Brit. 1》 a game in which two people attempt to throw a ball to each other without a third person in the middle catching it. 2》 a person who is placed in an awkward situation between two others. → piggy … English new terms dictionary
piggy in the middle — noun 1. Also, Chiefly Victoria and Tasmania, keepings off, pig in the middle. a children s game in which two teams of players attempt to keep the ball away from a player in the middle by throwing it to one another. 2. Also, pig in the middle. the …
piggy-in-the-middle — pigˈ in the middˈle or piggˈy in the middˈle noun 1. A children s game in which a person standing between two or more others tries to intercept a ball, etc, passing back and forth between them 2. A person caught between opposing viewpoints,… … Useful english dictionary
piggy-in-the-middle — UK / US noun British 1) [uncountable] a children s game in which two people throw a ball to each other and a third person stands between them and tries to catch it 2) [singular] informal someone who is caught between two people or groups who are… … English dictionary
pig-in-the-middle — see piggy in the middle … English dictionary
pig in the middle — noun → piggy in the middle …
