Freedom of/room for manoeuvre In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "freedom of/room for manoeuvre", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Caroline Tran calendar 2020-11-05 05:11

Meaning of Freedom of/room for manoeuvre

Synonyms:

margin for manoeuvre

Freedom of/room for manoeuvre American phrase informal

The ability or chance to make changes to something

If you don't change your schedule right now, you won't have enough room for manoeuvre anymore!

Our boss is very strict and he doesn't allow us much room for manoeuvre.

Other phrases about:

to leave well enough alone

Try to avoid to change something because doing something else could make things worse

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely

As a person's power increases, his or her sense of morality lessens.

tailor (something) to (someone or something)

To revise, adapt, or customize something to fit someone or something

redress the balance

To make a situation become equal

Origin of Freedom of/room for manoeuvre

This idiom derived from the 1950s. Its earliest use was found in Richard Hoggart (1918–2014).

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