HANG BY A THREAD

hang by a thread: translation

hang by a hair & hang by a thread

1. Lit. to hang by something very thin, such as a thread or a hair. •

The tiniest part of the mobile hung by a thread, the rest are on plastic cords.

2. and hang on by a hair; hang on by a thread Fig. to depend on something very insubstantial; to hang in the balance. •

Your whole argument is hanging by a thread.

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John isn't failing geometry, but his passing grade is just hanging by a hair.

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or[hang by a hair] {v. phr.} To depend on a very small thing; be in doubt. * /For three days Tom was so sick that his life hung by a thread./ * /As Joe got ready to kick a field goal, the result of the game hung by a hair./ Compare: HANG IN THE BALANCE.

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