M
Idioms beginning with "M"
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Contents of M:
[middle-of-the-road] {adj.}
Favoring action halfway between two opposite movements or ideas; with ideas halfway between two opposite sides; seeing good on both sides.
* /The men who wrote the Constitution followed a middle-of-the-road plan on whether […]
[middleman] {n.}
A person or small business standing in an intermediary position between two parties.
A retail merchant is the middleman between the factory and the consumer.
[midfield stripe] {n.}
The line across the center of a football field; the 50-yard line.
The visitors were able to cross the midfield stripe once during the whole game.
[midstream]
See:
[CHANGE HORSES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREAM] or
[CHANGE HORSES IN MIDSTREAM].
[mile]
See:
[GIVE ONE AN INCH, AND HE WILL TAKE A MILE],
[JAW DROP] or [JAW DROP A MILE],
[MISS BY A MILE],
[MISS IS AS GOOD AS A MILE].
[mile markers] {n.}, {slang}, {citizen's band radio jargon}
Small signs along interstate highways usually bearing a number.
The Smokey is located at 131 mile marker.
[miles away] {adj. phr.}
Inattentive; not concentrating.
When Betty said, "We have theater tickets for tonight," Ken didn't react as his mind was miles away.