in the midst

in the midst

1. Also, in one's midst. Surrounded by, among, as in I saw a familiar face in the midst of the crowd, or To think there was a Nobel Prize winner in our midst! [c. 1500s]
2. See in the middle of, def. 1.
See also: midst
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
See also:
  • in (one's) midst
  • in our, their, its, etc. midst
  • midst
  • maw
  • mee-maw
  • in your glory
  • in glory
  • in one's glory
  • in (one's) glory
  • a no-go area
References in periodicals archive
The word that Jesus proclaims is God's very presence and purpose in the midst of the opposition that God's word faces.
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