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Pelajanela Posted 6 years ago
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What is the meaning of the phrase 'to haunt the edges of something'?

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I am struggling to find out the most proper understanding of the phrase 'to haunt the edges of something'.
And here is the particular case (the phrase in context)
"This ambivalence haunts the edges of these guidelines, particularly between the statement of principles that begin the document and the specific rules that follow"

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Top answer

It is a fancy way of saying that there is a suggestion or hint of ambivalence around the guidelines. "haunt" suggests a kind of lingering presence. g.

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  • It is a fancy way of saying that there is a suggestion or hint of ambivalence around the guidelines.
  • "haunt" suggests a kind of lingering presence.
  • g.
  • to their extended interpretation.
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It is a fancy way of saying that there is a suggestion or hint of ambivalence around the guidelines. "haunt" suggests a kind of lingering presence. "edges" means that the ambivalence does not exist explicitly at the heart of the guidelines, but applies e.g. to their extended interpretation.

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