dab イディオム

smack dab in the middle

directly in the middle, in the centre The ball landed smack dab in the middle of the pizza.

abdabs

terror, the frights, nerves. Often heard as the screaming abdabs

dab

British slang for fingerprint

dabs

British slang for fingerprints

smack-dab in the middle

Idiom(s): smack-dab in the middle

Theme: ARRANGEMENT

right in the middle. (Informal.)
• I want a big helping of mashed potatoes with a glob of butter smack-dab in the middle.
• Tom and Sally were having a terrible argument, and I was trapped—smack-dab in the middle.

say sth in a roundabout way

Idiom(s): say sth in a roundabout way

Theme: MEANING

to imply something without saying it; to say something indirectly; to speak using circumlocution.
• Why don't you say what you mean? Why do you always say something in a roundabout way?
• What did she mean? Why did she say it in a roundabout way?

Swings and roundabouts

If something's swings and roundabouts, it has about as many disadvantages as it has advantages.

smack-dab|dab|smack|smack-to-dab

adv., informal Exactly; squarely. The ball landed smack-dab at our feet. The plane landed smack-to-dab in the middle of the hay field.