- room for manoeuvre
- the opportunity to change or do things in a different way
The deal that was signed left us little room for manoeuvre.
English dictionary. 2014.
room for manoeuvre
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room for manoeuvre — room for/to manoeuvre (also freedom of manoeuvre) ► the opportunity to change your plans or choose between different ways of doing something: »The law in this area is very strict and doesn t allow us much room for manoeuvre. Main Entry:… … Financial and business terms
room for manoeuvre — phrase the opportunity to change or do things in a different way The deal that was signed left us little room for manoeuvre. Thesaurus: opportunitiessynonym Main entry: room … Useful english dictionary
freedom room for manoeuvre — freedom of/room for maˈnoeuvre idiom the chance to change the way that sth happens and influence decisions that are made • Small farmers have limited room for manoeuvre. Main entry: ↑manoeuvreidiom … Useful english dictionary
room to manoeuvre — room for/to manoeuvre (also freedom of manoeuvre) ► the opportunity to change your plans or choose between different ways of doing something: »The law in this area is very strict and doesn t allow us much room for manoeuvre. Main Entry:… … Financial and business terms
room for/to manoeuvre — (also freedom of manoeuvre) ► the opportunity to change your plans or choose between different ways of doing something: »The law in this area is very strict and doesn t allow us much room for manoeuvre. Main Entry: ↑manoeuvre … Financial and business terms
freedom of for manoeuvre — freedom of/room for maˈnoeuvre idiom the chance to change the way that sth happens and influence decisions that are made • Small farmers have limited room for manoeuvre. Main entry: ↑manoeuvreidiom … Useful english dictionary
manoeuvre — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} (BrE) (AmE maneuver) noun 1 movement performed with care and skill ADJECTIVE ▪ complex, complicated ▪ difficult ▪ dangerous ▪ clever … Collocations dictionary
manoeuvre — ▪ I. manoeuvre manoeuvre 2 , maneuver noun [countable, uncountable] a skilful or carefully planned action, often a dishonest one, to achieve a particular result: • Whatever maneuvers the big soda pop companies make affect the smaller companies as … Financial and business terms
room — room1 W1S1 [ru:m, rum] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a building)¦ 2¦(space)¦ 3¦(opportunity/possibility)¦ 4 there s room for improvement 5 there s not enough room to swing a cat 6¦(apartment)¦ 7¦(people)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: rum] … Dictionary of contemporary English
room — 1 /ru:m, rUm/ noun 1 IN A BUILDING (C) a part of the inside of a building that has its own walls, floor and ceiling: bathroom/dining room/meeting room etc (=a room used for washing, eating etc): The meeting room s upstairs on your right. | We… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
