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Phrase(s): caught in the crossfire
1. Lit. trapped between two lines of enemy fire. • I was caught in the crossfire and dove into a ditch to keep from getting killed. 2. and caught in the middle Fig. caught between two arguing people or groups, making it difficult to remain neutral. • Bill and Ann were arguing, and poor Bobby, their son, was caught in the middle.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs