caught in the crossfire

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1. Lit. trapped between two lines of enemy fire. I was caught in the crossfire and dove into a ditch to keep from getting killed.

2. and caught in the middle Fig. caught between two arguing people or groups, making it difficult to remain neutral. Bill and Ann were arguing, and poor Bobby, their son, was caught in the middle.

See also: caught, crossfire

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The report for the first time provides a model to define cyberwar, identifies the countries involved in developing cyberoffenses and cyberdefenses, dissects examples of politically-motivated cyberattacks and reveals how the private sector will get caught in the crossfire. Countries arming for cyberwarfare by CPI Financial Sugarcane farmers of the region are caught in the crossfire between the Centre's Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) and the Uttar Pradesh government's State Advised Price (SAP) mechanism. Farmers protest in Uttar Pradesh against fall in sugarcane prices by Asian News International Byline: Barbara Mae Dacanay, Bureau Chief Manila: An official of Amnesty International has accused both government soldiers and separatist rebels of violating the human rights of civilians caught in the crossfire in the war-torn southern Philippines. Troops, rebels violated civilians' rights by Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)			catch it Catch me later catch napping catch off guard catch on catch on the hop catch onto catch out catch red-handed catch sight of catch some rays catch some Zs catch the next wave catch the wave catch to it catch up in catch up on catch with catch with pants down catch you later catch-as-catch-can cater to catty-corner caught caught in the act caught in the crossfire caught in the middle caught short caught unaware caught up in caught with pants down cause cause a stir cause eyebrows to raise and cause some raised eyebrows cause tongues to wag caution caution about cave cave in cavil at cease cease and desist cede to ceiling celebrate for an accomplishment cement cement on cement together censure cent center			caught death of cold caught death of cold caught eye caught eye caught eye caught eye caught fancy caught fancy caught fancy caught fancy caught fire caught fire caught fire caught fire caught fire caught hell caught hell caught hell caught hell caught in a cleft stick caught in a cleft stick caught in a cleft stick caught in a cleft stick Caught in the Act Caught in the Act Caught in the Act Caught in the Act Caught in the Act Caught in the Act Caught in the Act caught in the crossfire caught in the middle caught it caught it caught it caught it caught it in the neck caught it in the neck caught it in the neck caught napping caught napping caught napping caught off balance caught off balance caught off balance caught off balance caught off balance Caught Off Guard caught on caught on caught on caught on caught out caught out caught out caught out caught red-handed caught shoplifting caught short caught sight caught sight

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