Useful Idioms 196: Hanging by a thread

Useful Idioms 196: Hanging by a thread

Definition:
To be in a very precarious or dangerous situation, where the outcome is uncertain. This idiom evokes the image of an object barely held by a thin thread, ready to fall at any moment, symbolizing a very fragile or risky state.

Sample Uses:
"After the scandal, the politician's career was hanging by a thread."
"The patient's life was hanging by a thread after the severe accident."

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