| English | Russian |
| a page was turned down about the middle of the book | примерно в середине книги была загнута страница |
| down-the-middle | усреднённый (Ремедиос_П) |
| down-the-middle | сбалансированный (Ремедиос_П) |
| part one's hair down/in the middle | носить волосы на прямой пробор (UlyMarrero) |
| right-down-the-middle-of-the road | непредвзятый (But those familiar with Frank's history of apolitical judicial restraint, and his tough-but-fair approach to dealing with criminals, suggest he may stop short of the radical revamping of the MSOP sought by some civil liberties advocates. Frank has been tougher on convicted criminals than his colleagues on the federal bench during the past five years as a federal judge, according to court data. Anyone who thinks that [Frank] is going to go easy on someone just because of who appointed him is absolutely nuts, said Joseph Friedberg, a Minneapolis defense lawyer. [Frank] is a right-down-the-middle-of-the road judge who never lets his personal politics get in the way. 4uzhoj) |
| she broke down in the middle of her speech | она потеряла самообладание и не смогла продолжать речь |
| split down the middle | разделиться на два равных лагеря (Conservative party is split down the middle on the matter of taxation. felog) |
| wear one's hair parted down the middle | носить волосы на прямой пробор (UlyMarrero) |