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Pronunciation / Transliteration: itabasami
"上司と部下の間で彼はいつも板挟みになっている。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A children's game in which one player tries to catch an object being thrown back and forth between two other players.
"The children spent the afternoon playing piggy-in-the-middle in the backyard." - 2
A person who is caught in the middle of a dispute, negotiation, or awkward situation between two other people.
"During the bitter divorce, their young daughter felt like she was constantly playing piggy-in-the-middle."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term originates from traditional British children's playground games dating back to the 19th century or earlier, where 'piggy' referred to the person caught in the center. Over time, the phrase evolved metaphorically to describe any situation where a person is caught between two opposing parties, factions, or viewpoints.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Piggy-in-the-middle" is said worldwide
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jeu de baballe
Transliteration: ʒø də ba.bal
"Les enfants jouaient à la baballe dans le jardin."
Fischchen im Wasser
Transliteration: ˈfɪʃ.çən ɪm ˈva.sɐ
"Die Kinder spielten Fischchen im Wasser auf dem Schulhof."
palla avvelenata
Transliteration: ˈpal.la av.ve.leˈna.ta
"Si divertivano a giocare a palla avvelenata."
el rito
Transliteration: el ˈri.to
"Me siento como el rito entre mis dos amigos peleados."
bobinho
Transliteration: boˈbĩ.ɲu
"Eles estavam brincando de bobinho na praia."
बीच का आदमी
Transliteration: beech ka aadmi
"विवाद में वह बीच का आदमी बन गया था।"
夹在中间的人
Transliteration: jiá zài zhōng jiān de rén
"他在父母争吵时感觉自己就像夹在中间的人。"
새우 등 터지는 사람
Transliteration: sae-u deung teo-ji-neun sa-ram
"두 사람 사이에서 그는 새우 등 터지는 사람이 되었다."
板挟み
Transliteration: itabasami
"上司と部下の間で彼はいつも板挟みになっている。"
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