MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD


Meaning of MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD in English

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Etymology: middle of the road

1. : following a course of action or advocating a program for action that is midway between extremes

a middle-of-the-road government

a middle-of-the-road candidate

2. : characterized by action or advocacy of action that is midway between extremes

a middle-of-the-road course

a middle-of-the-road political philosophy

3. : standing between extremes

the paintings illustrated are mostly middle-of-the-road subject pictures — J.T.Soby

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.