middle of the road

1. Describing an option that is neither the most nor the least expensive. I don't need a high-end TV, but I don't want the cheapest one either. I'm looking for a middle of the road option.

2. Moderate or centrist. Most of the voters found the candidate's middle of the road platform to be reasonable and palatable.

middle-of-the-road

COMMON

1. If you describe a person or their political ideas as middle-of-the-road, you mean that they are neither very left-wing nor very right-wing. He presents himself as a moderate, middle-of-the-road kind of person who understands and takes into consideration both sides of any issue. At some point during the '80s, the Labour Party turned into the party of middle-of-the-road socialism.

2. If someone or something is middle-of-the-road, they are very ordinary, and not unusual, exciting, or extreme. These are, for the most part, ordinary middle-of-the-road people who want the usual things out of life. They play very bland, middle-of-the-road music.

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

See also:

don't get me wrong
(someone's) secret is safe with (one)
don't beat a dead horse
all in (one's) head
come it
come it (with one)
a thing you don't want is dear at any price
(I) won't tell a soul
don't go there

References in classic literature

So, lie ye both here, I say, till I show you how I drub this fellow." So saying, Robin Hood stepped forth from the shade of the beech tree, crossed the stile, and stood in the middle of the road, with his hands on his hips, in the stranger's path.

So Robin stood in the middle of the road, waiting while the other walked slowly forward, smelling his rose, and looking this way and that, and everywhere except at Robin.

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

If you will but walk with me out into the middle of the road, I'll give you such a crack as shall drive some honesty into your thick skull."

Robin Hood

I started from the town at a brisk pace, and kept the middle of the road.

I slipped by them, and took to the middle of the road again at the top of my speed.

The Woman in White

Come, come, you mustn't go on like this, crying in the middle of the road; and you a general too, a military man!

The Idiot

So with a lofty bearing and determination he fixed himself firmly in his stirrups, got his lance ready, brought his buckler before his breast, and planting himself in the middle of the road, stood waiting the approach of these knights-errant, for such he now considered and held them to be; and when they had come near enough to see and hear, he exclaimed with a haughty gesture, "All the world stand, unless all the world confess that in all the world there is no maiden fairer than the Empress of La Mancha, the peerless Dulcinea del Toboso."

Don Quixote

The pony had wandered eight or ten yards further away; and he had managed, somehow, to remove himself from the middle of the road: I found him seated in a recumbent position on the bank, - looking very white and sickly still, and holding his cambric handkerchief (now more red than white) to his head.

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

"Well, you've got no call to be prayin', any more than swearin', in the middle of the road," said Miranda; "but I'm thankful it's no worse.

Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm

Kit stood in the middle of the road, and looked after them with tears in his eyes--not brought there by the departure he witnessed, but by the return to which he looked forward.

The Old Curiosity Shop

The person who entered his taxi and killed him must have done so while the vehicle was standing in the middle of the road at one of the three blocks.

The Illustrious Prince

Arrived here, he stood for a moment in the middle of the road, bareheaded.

The Kingdom of the Blind

A passing motorist spotted the cyclist lying seriously injured in the middle of the road. They saw a black BMW in the area just before the victim was discovered.

Cyclist left for dead in road; police hunt hit-and-run driver as victim fights for life

He then staggered into the middle of the road, with two cars heading towards him.

Drink-driver cheated death; MAN JAILED AFTER HE CRASHED A CAR AND STAGGERED INTO ROAD RISKING LIVES

Parking in the middle of the road without any justification will incur a fine of Dh1,000 and six black points.

No excuses: Ajman Police issues parking warning ahead of weekend

词组	middle of the road
释义	middle of the road middle of the road 1. Describing an option that is neither the most nor the least expensive. I don't need a high-end TV, but I don't want the cheapest one either. I'm looking for a middle of the road option. 2. Moderate or centrist. Most of the voters found the candidate's middle of the road platform to be reasonable and palatable. See also: middle, of, road Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. middle-of-the-road COMMON 1. If you describe a person or their political ideas as middle-of-the-road, you mean that they are neither very left-wing nor very right-wing. He presents himself as a moderate, middle-of-the-road kind of person who understands and takes into consideration both sides of any issue. At some point during the '80s, the Labour Party turned into the party of middle-of-the-road socialism. 2. If someone or something is middle-of-the-road, they are very ordinary, and not unusual, exciting, or extreme. These are, for the most part, ordinary middle-of-the-road people who want the usual things out of life. They play very bland, middle-of-the-road music. Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. See also: don't get me wrong (someone's) secret is safe with (one) don't beat a dead horse all in (one's) head come it come it (with one) a thing you don't want is dear at any price (I) won't tell a soul don't go there References in classic literature So, lie ye both here, I say, till I show you how I drub this fellow." So saying, Robin Hood stepped forth from the shade of the beech tree, crossed the stile, and stood in the middle of the road, with his hands on his hips, in the stranger's path. So Robin stood in the middle of the road, waiting while the other walked slowly forward, smelling his rose, and looking this way and that, and everywhere except at Robin. The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood If you will but walk with me out into the middle of the road, I'll give you such a crack as shall drive some honesty into your thick skull." Robin Hood I started from the town at a brisk pace, and kept the middle of the road. I slipped by them, and took to the middle of the road again at the top of my speed. The Woman in White Come, come, you mustn't go on like this, crying in the middle of the road; and you a general too, a military man! The Idiot So with a lofty bearing and determination he fixed himself firmly in his stirrups, got his lance ready, brought his buckler before his breast, and planting himself in the middle of the road, stood waiting the approach of these knights-errant, for such he now considered and held them to be; and when they had come near enough to see and hear, he exclaimed with a haughty gesture, "All the world stand, unless all the world confess that in all the world there is no maiden fairer than the Empress of La Mancha, the peerless Dulcinea del Toboso." Don Quixote The pony had wandered eight or ten yards further away; and he had managed, somehow, to remove himself from the middle of the road: I found him seated in a recumbent position on the bank, - looking very white and sickly still, and holding his cambric handkerchief (now more red than white) to his head. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall "Well, you've got no call to be prayin', any more than swearin', in the middle of the road," said Miranda; "but I'm thankful it's no worse. Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm Kit stood in the middle of the road, and looked after them with tears in his eyes--not brought there by the departure he witnessed, but by the return to which he looked forward. The Old Curiosity Shop The person who entered his taxi and killed him must have done so while the vehicle was standing in the middle of the road at one of the three blocks. The Illustrious Prince Arrived here, he stood for a moment in the middle of the road, bareheaded. The Kingdom of the Blind A passing motorist spotted the cyclist lying seriously injured in the middle of the road. They saw a black BMW in the area just before the victim was discovered. Cyclist left for dead in road; police hunt hit-and-run driver as victim fights for life He then staggered into the middle of the road, with two cars heading towards him. Drink-driver cheated death; MAN JAILED AFTER HE CRASHED A CAR AND STAGGERED INTO ROAD RISKING LIVES Parking in the middle of the road without any justification will incur a fine of Dh1,000 and six black points. No excuses: Ajman Police issues parking warning ahead of weekend
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