twilight zone
- noun
- /ˈtwaɪlaɪt zoʊn/
- Informal
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- Living in a twilight zone between childhood and adulthood can be confusing for many teenagers.
If you are going to do this dance, this sort of Twilight zone, I want to keep my own mouth appeasing, as it were.
- If you are going to do this dance, this sort of Twilight zone, I want to keep my own mouth appeasing, as it were.
Examples
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On the other side, countries in a decaying twilight zone, a blighted, unhappy, unstable place outside the world of rules.
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The movie explores a twilight zone between reality and dreams, leaving the audience questioning what is real.
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If you are going to do this dance, this sort of Twilight zone, I want to keep my own mouth appeasing, as it were.
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If you are going to do this dance, this sort of Twilight zone, I want to keep my own mouth appeasing, as it were.
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After losing his job, he found himself in a twilight zone of uncertainty, unsure of what to do next.
Synonyms
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7.4
A situation between two clear sides where rules are unclear
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A mysterious state between reality and imagination
An imaginary place in stories between two worlds where normal rules do not apply
Antonyms
How Strange
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines 'twilight' (dusk / faint light) with 'zone' (a region), so its meaning as a region characterized by faint light is directly and compositionally derivable from the parts. Although 'twilight' can also have a figurative sense ('state of decline'), the light/dusk sense is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words will likely understand this MWE.
Etymology
Twilight zone comes from twilight, the time between day and night when light is low and things look a bit strange. That's why it means 'a strange or unclear place or state'.