piggy in the middle

Noun

countable uncountable broadly

A game where one group has to keep an object, normally a ball, within their group and away from another group or individual. / (by extension) Keeping something between one's own group, away from others.

Japanese Meaning

子供の遊びで、一人が中央に位置し、両側からパスされるボールを奪われないように防ぐゲーム / 比喩的に、自分たちのグループ内で物事を閉じ込め、他者に渡らないようにする状況や状態

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

休み時間に子どもたちは1時間、ボールを素早く回して自分たちのグループ内に保ち、相手から遠ざける遊びをして過ごした。

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(by extension) Keeping something between one's own group, away from others.

Sense（3）

(countable) A person caught in an awkward situation between two other people.

Millions of us who work in companies of all sizes are piggies in the middle. We are trussed up, torn between the old and the new, and just trying to make things work.

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piggies in the middle

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