English Reference

Idiom

blur the line

Meaning

To minimize or erode the distinction between two things.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“Some modern phones blur the line between a camera and a computer.”

“Working from home often blurs the line between your professional duties and your personal life.”

“The author uses a unique style that blurs the line between historical fact and fictional storytelling, leaving the reader to decide what is true.”

Examples

simple

“Some modern phones blur the line between a camera and a computer.”

contextual

“Working from home often blurs the line between your professional duties and your personal life.”

complex

“The author uses a unique style that blurs the line between historical fact and fictional storytelling, leaving the reader to decide what is true.”

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