thin edge of the wedge
Definitions
Noun. [C2]
Examples
“But the great difficulty was the getting in the thin edge of the wedge; when once they had anything to do with price they must apply⟳ it to everything.”
“But at last⟳ the thin edge of the wedge of reform⟳ had been pushed in.”
“the thin edge of the wedge was further widened by the fact that a socialist party [...] broke precedent [...].”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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