in the middle of
Idioms-
Also, in the midst of . During, while engaged in, as in He stopped him in the middle of his speech , or I'm in the midst of calculating my income tax . The first expression dates from about 1600, the second from about 1500. Also see in the midst .
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in the middle of nowhere . In a very remote location, as in We found a great little hotel, out in the middle of nowhere . [Early 1900s]
Example Sentences
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A bright blue house is on a multicolored striped path in the middle of the mural.
From Los Angeles Times
It took a messy tug of war with RCR in the middle of the following season to secure his services for 2023.
It’s horrifying that young girls paid the price for going to school in the middle of a war they did not start.
From Slate
But when he is in the middle of a contentious situation, he can be brash and prone to angry outbursts.
"Now we are in the middle of all of this chaos that is going on."
From BBC
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