1. down the middle - Adjective
2. down the middle - Phrase
down the middle
Divided into two equal parts.
down the middle (comparative more down the middle, superlative most down the middle)
Centrist; not leaning too heavily in favor of a particular political, religious, etc. persuasion.
Or from Browning some 'Pomegranate,' which if cut deep down the middle Shows a heart within blood-tinctured, of a veined humanity. Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Does such a thing as "the fatal flaw," that showy dark crack running down the middle of a life, exist outside literature? Donna Tartt
Many of the Iroquois and Huron houses were of similar construction, the partitions being at the sides only, leaving a wide passage down the middle of the house. Francis Parkman
We hang on to every line, And walk straight down the middle of it. Kate Bush
and I try to draw the line but it ends up running down the middle of me most of the time. Ani DiFranco
I don't see pitches down the middle anymore - not even in batting practice. Hank Aaron