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monkey in the middle

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Noun

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monkey in the middle (countable and uncountable, plural monkeys in the middle)

  1. (children's games, uncountable) A children's game in which two players keep an object away from a third player (who is in between them) by throwing it past that player.
  2. (figuratively, by extension, countable) A middleman, particularly in a difficult spot or situation.

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