be caught in the middle

To be in a position between two or more sides in an argument or contentious issue, often leaving one without a clear course of action to satisfy either side. When my friends broke up, I was often caught in the middle, as each one complained to me about the other.

be caught in the middle

to be in a difficult situation because two people who you know well are arguing and both of them criticize each other to you My mother and sister are always arguing and I find myself caught in the middle.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
ÉVelyne	-	French
Benno	BE-no	German
PÓL	POL	Irish
Heike	HIE-kə (Low German, Dutch)	Low German, Frisian, Dutch
Sheard	-	English (Rare)
Mireia	mee-RE-yə (Catalan)	Catalan, Spanish