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idiomplay both ends/sides against the middleto be friendly with both of two people, countries etc that are arguing, in order to gain an advantage for yourself, especially when each of them thinks that helping you will annoy the other:Some smaller countries managed to play both ends against the middle, and received aid from both the Americans and the Russians.Since my parents' divorce, I had become expert at playing both sides against the middle.
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