(hunting) Designating the body length of a killed animal based on the distance between a peg placed near its nose and another near the end of its tail.

Synonym of betweentimes

To block or be a barrier to (someone or something).

To intervene in a dispute or act as mediator between two people or groups

plural of between-step

(chiefly UK, idiomatic) With the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options; in a predicament or quandary.

In confidence; used to impose an obligation to keep something being discussed secret.

(idiomatic) To stay out of trouble or follow a righteous (God-fearing) path.

(idiomatic) To infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly.

(Ireland, idiomatic) eventually, despite all the confusion.