wiggle room
Frequency: 7.09.8 per million words
Indicates flexibility or scope for freedom of action or manoeuvre.
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- We need more wiggle room in the budget discussions.
- The new regulations leave little wiggle room for interpretation.
- Try to build some wiggle room into your schedule.
- Management gave us enough wiggle room to make our own choices.
- The contract was written to avoid any wiggle room for disputes.
- Is there any wiggle room on the deadline for this project?
- Without sufficient wiggle room, the project is bound to encounter delays.
- Their strict rules offer no wiggle room for exceptions.
- I prefer a job that offers plenty of wiggle room for creativity.
- Fortunately, we still have some wiggle room in our finances this month.