middle ground

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

mid′dle ground′, 

1. an intermediate position, area, or recourse between two opposites or extremes;
   a halfway or neutral standpoint.
2. Fine Art See middle distance (def. 1).
3. [Naut.] a length of comparatively shallow water having channels on both sides.
• 1775–85