Definitions from Wiktionary (monkey in the middle)
▸ noun: (children's games, uncountable) A children's game in which two players keep an object away from a third player (who is in between them) by throwing it past that player.
▸ noun: (countable) The third player in that game.
▸ noun: (figuratively, by extension, countable) A middleman, particularly in a difficult spot or situation.
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▸ noun: (children's games, uncountable) A children's game in which two players keep an object away from a third player (who is in between them) by throwing it past that player.
▸ noun: (countable) The third player in that game.
▸ noun: (figuratively, by extension, countable) A middleman, particularly in a difficult spot or situation.
Similar:
piggy in the middle,
keep-away,
cat and mouse,
backball,
mercy,
king of the castle,
fox and geese,
cherry pit,
puss in the corner,
handy-dandy,
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