grey area, an ill-defined situation or area of activity not readily conforming to a category or set of rules., level playing field, a situation that is fair because everyone has the same chance of succeeding, slippery slope, a course of action likely to lead to something bad or disastrous, wake-up call, a thing that alerts people to an unsatisfactory situation and prompts them to remedy it., fine line, 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, itchy feet, you have a strong desire to leave a place and to travel., long shot, an attempt or guess that has only the slightest chance of succeeding or being accurate., raw deal, an unfair way of treating someone, sopre point, a subject that someone prefers not to talk about because it makes them angry or embarrassed, wishful thinking, the imagining or discussion of a very unlikely future event or situation as if it were possible and might one day happen, foregone conclusion, a result that can be predicted with certainty., last resort, a final course of action, used only when all else has failed., second thoughts, doubts, saving grace, a redeeming quality or characteristic., mixed blessing, a thing that has disadvantages as well as advantages., cold feet, loss of nerve or confidence., final straw, the last in a series of bad things that happen to make someone very upset, angry,

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