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paper-thin

[ pey-per-thin ]

adjective

  1. extremely thin:

    a paper-thin razor blade.

  2. inadequate or unconvincing; flimsy:

    a paper-thin excuse.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of paper-thin1

First recorded in 1925–30
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He has argued that Gascón’s analysis of the case was paper-thin, questioned the validity of their self-defense claims and repeatedly insisted the brothers had lied about the circumstances of the shooting.

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Rudd and Ortega’s characters are so paper-thin that viewers can see right through them, getting a look at what will come next before Elliot and Ridley do.

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"The amount of detail is paper-thin," he said.

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But Hannah herself is relatively one-dimensional, and Lourd is unsuited to her paper-thin character.

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This left Johnson shy of a necessary majority due to his party's paper-thin advantage in the lower chamber.

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