wiggle room
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wiggle room
noun
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The opportunity to make alternative decisions or to pursue other courses of action, especially any involving only minor changes to one's present situation or course.
There was no wiggle room here, no leeway, no margin for error.
Similar: flexibility, latitude, leeway, elbow room, maneuvering room, room for maneuver, wobble room, wriggle room, scope
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noun opportunity to make alternative decisions
| Português | margem de manobra |
|---|---|
| Français | marge de manœuvre |
| Deutsch | Spielraum |
| Italiano | spazio di manovra |
| Русский | пространство для маневра prostranstvo dlja manevra |
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