idiomC1If you say that there is afinelinebetween one thing and another, youmeanthat they are verysimilar. You often say this when one thing isacceptableand the other is not:(两者)有所不同As aparent, Iknewthat there was afinelinebetweenpanicandcaution.作为家长,我知道惊慌和谨慎有所不同。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesDifferent and difference
altered
alternative
anomalous
another
anything
dissimilar
dissimilitude
distinct
distinction
distinctive
non-uniform
non-uniformity
nonequivalence
nonequivalent
nonhomogeneous
variation
varied
various
various and sundryidiom
which is whichidiom
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a fine line| American Dictionary
a fine line
idiom(alsoa thin line)a verysmalldifferencebetween two things that mayseemdifferent:There’s sometimes a verythinline betweenloveandhate.As acomedian, I’m alwayswalkingthatfineline betweenhumorandsarcasm(=findingabalancebetween them).(Definition ofa fine linefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/fine-line##