Idiom, phrase, or word for "no clear division"
Example: "There is no clear division between a liquid and a solid. The soggy soil we are standing on is a case in point. So is the yogurt you're having."
What's an idiom, phrase, or word for "no clear division"?
I thought of "fine line", but it doesn't seem to be appropriate in this case; a "fine line" is usually used in a cautionary way, with the second object being unfavorable in some way - for example, "There is a fine line between being funny and being immature."
Solution 1:
Probably indistinct may suit your context:
Not clearly or sharply delineated: an indistinct pattern; indistinct shapes in the gloom.
From the Free Dictionary
- An indistinct mass of liquid and solid.
Solution 2:
One idiomatic expression for this is much of a muchness
(idiomatic) Of two or more things, having little difference of any significance between them.
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Solution 3:
Try continuum.
Continuum noun A continuous sequence in which adjacent elements are not perceptibly different from each other, but the extremes are quite distinct: a continuum of special educational needs - ODO
Here's an example from MW:
His motives for volunteering lie somewhere on the continuum between charitable and self-serving.
In your example, you could say, "Liquids and solids are part of a continuum." or following the form of your example more directly, "There is a continuum between a liquid and a solid."