clear blue water
Transparent azure ocean
Clear blue water is distance or distinction between two positions, especially in politics.
British politicians speak of putting clear blue water between themselves and opponents—emphasizing policy differences rather than converging toward the center.
The phrase evokes open ocean separating vessels: The party needs to establish clear blue water between us and Labour.
Outside politics, it can describe any significant gap or differentiation.
- daylightSun's natural glow
- azureLight sky tone
- seaSaltwater body, not ocean
- oceanMassive saltwater body
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
pristine · transparency · purity · distinction · divergence · polarization · lake · lagoon · differentiation · crystalline · pond · swimming pool · sky · serenity · nature · division · contrast · cerulean
clear blue watermurky water
Unclear, sediment-filled liquid
muddy water · dirty water · murky · muddy · brackish water
clear blue watercommon ground
Points of agreement
overlap · convergence · triangulation · bipartisanship · consensus
clear, blue, water, clearly, clearer, clearest, clearness, clearing, cleared