Idiom
middle of the road
Meaning
Having a centrist attitude or philosophy; not extreme, especially politically.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He prefers middle of the road music that everyone likes.”
“The candidate took a middle of the road approach to avoid upsetting voters on either side.”
“By adopting a middle of the road policy, the committee hoped to find a compromise that would satisfy the conflicting interests of both factions.”
Examples
simple
“He prefers middle of the road music that everyone likes.”
contextual
“The candidate took a middle of the road approach to avoid upsetting voters on either side.”
complex
“By adopting a middle of the road policy, the committee hoped to find a compromise that would satisfy the conflicting interests of both factions.”
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