Meaning of line-ball | Babel Free

Definitions

Of a decision, result, etc.: Very close or finely balanced; having the potential to go either way.

Examples

“a line-ball decision”

“Hence when it comes to the best package for identifying policies comprehensively but efficiently, it seems to be a line ball decision between Strad and Strategizer.”

“‘D'you think I made a mistake, letting those diplomats into Texas?’ he asked Culver[…]‘It was a line-ball call, Mr President.[…]’”

“The Reserve Bank has taken the highly unusual step of revealing it considered pushing up interest rates at its board meeting yesterday, saying it held off primarily because of "acute uncertainty" over debt problems in Europe and the US.”

“Bill Glasson[…]has run a solid campaign against the Labor leader, with some robo-polls predicting a win for the LNP. He confides that he thinks it will be a ‘line ball call’ tonight and he'll have to rely on preferences to get over the line.”

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