betwixt and between
In the middle
Betwixt and between describes being in an intermediate or indeterminate position—neither one thing nor the other.
The phrase combines two words that both mean "between," with *betwixt* now archaic except in this fixed expression.
Someone betwixt and between hasn't committed to either side: I'm betwixt and between about whether to take the job.
- undecidedNot having chosen
- gapUnfilled space between
- borderlineEdge of acceptability
- forkTined eating tool
- uncertainNot firmly known
up in the air · cusp · edge · moot · limbo · middle ground · liminality · dubious · no man's land · threshold · doubtful · ambivalence · iffy · halfway · middling · ambiguity · unsettled · midst
betwixt and betweendecided
Reached a conclusion
committed · determined · certain · sure · definite
betwixt and betweensquarely
Exactly and without evasion
clear-cut · distinctly · unambiguously · categorically · definitely
betwixt and betweensquarely
Exactly and without evasion
one or the other · categorically · distinctly · clearly defined · either/or