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method in one's madness
A plan or organization of ideas hard to perceive at first, but that becomes noticeable after longer and closer examination.
We thought he was crazy to threaten to resign from the university but, when he was offered a tenured full professorship, we realized that there had been method in his madness.
middle camp
low camp
Refer to theatrical kitsch preferred by middle class and low class audiences, respectively.
It is sad that some popular TV shows are low camp.
middle of the road
A way of thinking which does not favor one idea or thing too much; being halfway between two different ideas.
Взгляд на жизнь, который не дает предпочтения какой-либо идее или делу; быть между двумя различными идеями, мнениями; нейтральный, не экстремальный, умеренный.
Ada's friend is a fashion designer and her ideas are very middle of the road.
Подруга Ады – модный дизайнер, и ее концепции очень нейтральны.
The teacher did not support the boys or the girls in the debate, but stayed in the middle of the road.
middle-of-the-road
Favoring action halfway between two opposite movements or ideas; with ideas halfway between two opposite sides; seeing good on both sides.
Senator Jones favors a middle-of-the-road policy in the labor-management dispute.
The men who wrote the Constitution followed a middle-of-the-road plan on whether greater power belonged to the United States government or to the separate states.
middleman
A person or small business standing in an intermediary position between two parties.
A retail merchant is the middleman between the factory and the consumer.
mile markers
Small signs along interstate highways usually bearing a number.
The Smokey is located at 131 mile marker.
miles away
Inattentive; not concentrating.
When Betty said, "We have theater tickets for tonight," Ken didn't react as his mind was miles away.
milk for babes
Что-то очень лекгое для понимания.
This book is milk for babies. You will easily read it.
Эта книга очень простая. Ты с легкостью её прочитаешь.