Business Idioms - Gray area

The color gray is between black and white. When something is in a gray area, it means the situation isn't certain. In a gray area there are no clear rules and it's difficult to say if it's right or wrong. The opposite is to say something is 'black and white'. This means that the decision, answer, situation is clearly understood, as are any choices that may have to be made.



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Some examples
▪️ You have many good points in your proposal but there's one gray area we need to discuss.

▪️ There's a lot of gray area regarding whether the use of the new surveillance technology is lawful.

▪️ We're in a bit of a grey area here and we could use some guidance. If I'm being honest, I think some of the decisions we're making here are a bit above our pay grade.