- walk a thin line
- walk a thin line (between (something))
to balance two competing ideas or groups.
The diplomats knew they had to walk a fine line between the rebel groups and the government.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
walk a thin line
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walk a thin line between something — walk a thin line (between (something)) to balance two competing ideas or groups. The diplomats knew they had to walk a fine line between the rebel groups and the government … New idioms dictionary
walk a thin line between — walk a thin line (between (something)) to balance two competing ideas or groups. The diplomats knew they had to walk a fine line between the rebel groups and the government … New idioms dictionary
walk a thin line — walk/tread a fine/thin line idiom to be in a difficult or dangerous situation where you could easily make a mistake • He was walking a fine line between being funny and being rude. Main entry: ↑lineidiom … Useful english dictionary
walk a fine line — If you have to walk a fine line, you have to be very careful not to annoy or anger people or groups that are competing. ( Walk a thin line is an alternative.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
walk a fine line — If you have to walk a fine line, you have to be very careful not to annoy or anger people or groups that are competing. ( Walk a thin line is an alternative.) (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
walk a fine line — walk/tread a fine/thin line idiom to be in a difficult or dangerous situation where you could easily make a mistake • He was walking a fine line between being funny and being rude. Main entry: ↑lineidiom … Useful english dictionary
tread a thin line — walk/tread a fine/thin line idiom to be in a difficult or dangerous situation where you could easily make a mistake • He was walking a fine line between being funny and being rude. Main entry: ↑lineidiom … Useful english dictionary
line — I UK [laɪn] / US noun Word forms line : singular line plural lines *** 1) [countable] a long thin mark on the surface of something Draw a straight line. Each horizontal line on the graph represents fifteen minutes. a) a long thin mark on the… … English dictionary
line — line1 [ laın ] noun *** ▸ 1 long thin mark ▸ 2 edge showing shape ▸ 3 border/limit ▸ 4 telephone connection ▸ 5 row of people/things ▸ 6 part of railroad system ▸ 7 transportation company ▸ 8 way of thinking/talking ▸ 9 series of words ▸ 10… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
line — n. long, thin mark 1) to draw a line 2) a broken; contour; crooked; curved; dotted; fine, thin; heavy, thick; horizontal; parallel; perpendicular; solid, unbroken; straight; vertical; wavy line queue (AE) 3) to form a line 4) to buck ( push into… … Combinatory dictionary
