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thin edge of the wedge

thin edge of the wedge is the alternative form of thin end of the wedge.

Meaning of thin end of the wedge

Noun

the thin end of the wedge

  1. (idiomatic) Something that if allowed or accepted to a small degree would lead to systematic encroachment.
    • The MP told parliament that legalising cannabis would be the thin end of the wedge.

Questions about thin edge of the wedge

What is thin edge of the wedge the alternative form of?
Thin edge of the wedge is the alternative form of thin end of the wedge.

Words near thin edge of the wedge in the dictionary

  1. thin client
  2. thin clients
  3. thin computing
  4. thin content
  5. thin down
  6. thin edge of the wedge
  7. thin end of the wedge
  8. thin film
  9. thin films
  10. thin layer chromatography
  11. thin on the ground

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