仲なかを取とり持もつ

expression, godan verb (-tsu)

act as mediator; be a matchmaker; bring a couple together

Used when someone helps two people or parties get along, especially in romantic matchmaking or resolving disputes.

• 彼かれが二人ふたりの仲なかを取とり持もってくれたおかげで、今いまでは親しん友ゆうだ。

  Thanks to him acting as a mediator between the two of us, we are now close friends.

• 叔母おばが仲なかを取とり持もって、二人ふたりは結けっ婚こんすることになった。

  My aunt played matchmaker, and the two ended up getting married.