Not everyone can convey a rocket passing through their midriff quite like Meryl.
From the guardian.co.uk
She immediately rules out shingles because the rash goes right across my midriff.
From the nzherald.co.nz
If they were tall girls I could get right in there and hit them in their midriff.
From the worcesternews.co.uk
But if Miuccia Prada gets behind a bare midriff, there must be something in it.
From the independent.co.uk
The video shows the veiled woman's bare midriff and bra exposed by her attackers.
From the sacbee.com
During the photo session, the notably bronzed Berlusconi sucked in his midriff.
From the time.com
His green fatigues have been artfully tailored to all but conceal a midriff bulge.
From the time.com
I usually wear jeans or leggings and I don't like to draw attention to my midriff.
From the express.co.uk
She wore a two-piece lacy black Pucci number that revealed a toned, tanned midriff.
From the canberratimes.com.au
More examples
Middle: the middle area of the human torso (usually in front); "young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable"
Diaphragm: (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration
In the human body, the midriff is the section of the body between the chest and the waist, the area around the diaphragm. Its primary external physical feature is the navel.