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a disaster area
1. if a place is a disaster area, it is very untidy. The kitchen was a disaster area, with greasy plates piled high in the sink.
2. if a subject, a piece of work, or an organization is a disaster area, it causes many problems, often because it is badly organized. Government housing policy is a complete disaster area.
See also: disaster

a grey area (British & Australian, American)

a subject or problem that people do not know how to deal with because there are no clear rules. The legal difference between negligence and recklessness is a bit of a grey area.
See also: grey
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