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a fine line

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a fine line

A very narrow division between two deceptively similar things, one of which is worse than the other. As a new parent, you learn that there's a fine line between looking out for your child's welfare and being overprotective.

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a fine/thin line

if there is a fine line between one thing and another, they are very similar although the second thing is bad (often + between ) There's a thin line between courage and foolishness.

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