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the thin end of the wedge
the thin end of the wedge
the thin end of the wedge
(
British & Australian
)
the start of a harmful development
There are those who see the closure of the hospital as the thin end of the wedge.
See
be thin on the ground
,
a fine line
,
spread too thin
,
wear thin
See also:
end
,
of
,
thin
,
wedge
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Kobe (2)
-
Various
Theophil
-
German
Madalitso
mah-dah-LEE-tso
Southern African, Chewa
Matteus
maht-TE-oos
Swedish, Norwegian
ValÉRia
-
Portuguese, Hungarian, Slovak
Bourgeois
['buəʒwa:]
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