| 词汇 | piggy-in-the-middle |
| 释义 | piggy in the middle noun UKuk /ˌpɪɡ.i ɪn ðə ˈmɪd.əl/ us /ˌpɪɡ.i ɪn ðə ˈmɪd.əl/ [ U ](USkeep away) a game in which two people throw a ball to each other over the head of a person who stands between them and tries to catch it小猪站中间，过顶传球（两人相互向对方扔球，另有一人站在中间试图抢球的游戏） Herman Agopian/The Image Bank/GettyImages [ Cusually singular ] someone who is in a difficult situation between two other people who are arguing（夹在争吵双方中间）左右为难的人 Children's games blind man's buff card game cold conker deck of cards dingbat double Dutch dress-up box dressing-up box hide-and-seek hopscotch jack keep (someone/something) away magnet fishing pack of cards painting painting by numbersidiom piggyback ringtoss warm You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Arguing & disagreeing Examples of piggy in the middlepiggy in the middle Will he not be all the more piggyinthemiddle? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall go for piggyinthemiddle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the midlands, we are piggyinthemiddle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are cast in the role of piggyinthemiddle, confused by the changing world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They will be divisive; they will foster community tensions and, yet again, the police will be piggyinthemiddle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The ombudsman is, in a sense, the piggyinthemiddle who has to referee many such matters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should not ask them to play piggyinthemiddle again. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, the mining areas are more or less piggyinthemiddle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That would not help matters, and the troops may be used as piggyinthemiddle by both sides. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe him to be the piggyinthemiddle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are rapidly in danger of becoming piggyinthemiddle for every discontented ethnic or religious group in the area. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I feel like the piggyinthemiddle of this argument. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On occasions like this it is apparent that you are stuck there like piggyinthemiddle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In most situations the police are left sitting piggyinthemiddle, looking helpless and often ridiculous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Who is the piggyinthemiddle? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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