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wriggle room

noun
🔊/ˈrɪɡl ruːm/, 🔊/ˈrɪɡl rʊm/
🔊/ˈrɪɡl ruːm/, 🔊/ˈrɪɡl rʊm/
(also wiggle room)
[uncountable] (informal)
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  1. the chance to change something or to understand it in a different way回旋余地；空子
    • The buyer still has some wriggle room when the deal is under contract.根据合同，买方仍然有一些麻烦的余地。
    • The amendment leaves no wriggle room for lawmakers.该修正案对立法者没有任何余地。
    • There is some wriggle room in the budget.预算中有一些麻烦的空间。