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middle of the road

idiom

Having a centrist attitude or philosophy; not extreme, especially politically.


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  1. 01

    bump in the road

    A setback or obstacle, especially one which is relatively minor.

  2. 02

    down the road, not across the street

    Of the technique for committing suicide, along the radial artery rather than across the wrist from side to side.

  3. 03

    Frog

    [Cockney slang]road

    via frog & toad

  4. 04

    get the show on the road

    To begin or launch; to get going.

  5. 05

    go down that road

    To settle a way of doing something; do decide to do something in a particular way.

  6. 06

    go down the road

    To employ a way of doing something; to do something in a particular way.

  7. 07

    high road

    A course of action which is dignified, honourable, or respectable.

  8. 08

    hit the road

    To begin traveling in an automobile or other road vehicle.

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