wobble room
Noun

wobble room (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Space to manoeuvre within an otherwise rigid system or framework.
    • 1997, Eddie B. Lane, The African American Christian Parent (page 162)
      In discipline there must be a place for what I call "wobble room" for the child. This means making allowances for the child to fail sometimes and at other times make mistakes.
    • 2006, Charles R. Swindoll, The Grace Awakening
      All this explains why I place so much importance on leaving “wobble room” in our relationships. One's theological persuasion may not bend, but one's involvements with others must.



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