middle of the road

Definitions

1. 1

   Having a centrist attitude or philosophy

   Having a centrist attitude or philosophy; not extreme, especially politically.

   • A typical middle of the road compromise is to leave the problem as it is.
   • Despite her massive mandate, [Jacinda] Ardern's agenda will be resolutely middle of the road [title]
2. 2

   Of a type of melodic popular music that has wide appeal.

   • Damon Albarn has disappointed fans expecting the third Adele album to take a drill’n’bass direction by saying that the tracks he has heard are “very middle of the road”.
3. 3

   The middle

   The middle; the average.

   • If us two competed together, we'd probably score just barely under the middle of the road.

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