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a fine line
idiom
C1
If you say that there is a fine line between one thing and another, you mean that they are very similar. You often say this when one thing is acceptable and the other is not: （两者）有所不同
As a parent, I knew that there was a fine line between panic and caution.作为家长，我知道惊慌和谨慎有所不同。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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a fine line | American Dictionary
a fine line
idiom(alsoa thin line)
a very small difference between two things that may seem different:
There’s sometimes a very thin line between love and hate.
As a comedian, I’m always walking that fine line between humor and sarcasm (= finding a balance between them).
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