down the middle

English

Prepositional phrase

down the middle

  1. Divided into two equal parts.

Adjective

down the middle (comparative more down the middle, superlative most down the middle)

  1. Centrist; not leaning too heavily in favor of a particular political, religious, etc. persuasion.
    • 2025 May 13, Richard Fausset, quoting Louis Prevost, “The Pope’s Florida Brother, a MAGA Disciple, Plans to ‘Tone It Down’”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN:
      Mr. Prevost, who described himself to Mr. Morgan as a “MAGA type,” said the new pope was “much more liberal” than he was — although, when asked, he said that he would not necessarily call his brother “woke.” He said he expected Leo XIV to to play things “down the middle.”
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