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fine line
[ fahyn lahyn ]
noun
- a small, barely perceptible difference:
There's often a fine line between helping and interfering.
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of fine line1
Idioms and Phrases
- walk a fine line,
- to act carefully in order to avoid the wrong outcome or maintain a delicate balance:
Moderators walk a fine line between censorship and protecting their site's users.
I had to walk a fine line between maintaining the peace and doing my job.
- to act in a way that risks a disastrous outcome:
You鈥檙e walking a fine line, buddy鈥攊f you don鈥檛 start watching your mouth, you鈥檒l lose the respect of your kids.
Example Sentences
鈥淲alt Disney 鈥 A Magical Life鈥 will walk a fine line when it opens, attempting to inspire a new generation to look into Disney鈥檚 life while also portraying him as more than just a character in the park鈥檚 arsenal.
It was a fine line to walk, but in my years with the show, we caught hundreds of criminals and helped console thousands of suffering crime victims.
He is trying to walk a fine line between defending Canada as a nation under threat from Trump, and taking action on a warming climate.
He understands that stepping into a new environment means walking a fine line 鈥 showing respect for the locker room鈥檚 established leadership while still finding ways to contribute and emerge as a leader himself.
Her subdued attitude was in character with the fine line she has walked throughout the tariff debate, trying to appease Trump without being seen as compromising Mexican sovereignty 鈥 a strategy that has generally won her praise abroad and at home.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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