monkey in the middle
noun🔊/ˌmʌŋki ɪn ðə ˈmɪdl/
🔊/ˌmʌŋki ɪn ðə ˈmɪdl/
(North American English) (British English piggy in the middle, pig in the middle)
a children’s game where two people throw a ball to each other over the head of another person who tries to catch it 过顶传球（儿童游戏，由两人抛传球，中间一人争抢） a person who is caught between two people or groups who are fighting or arguing （被夹在中间而）左右为难的人