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.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
hang by a thread — 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… … Dictionary of American idioms
hang by a thread — 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… … Dictionary of American idioms
hang by a thread — or hang in the balance to be very likely to fail His career now hung by a thread … English dictionary
hang by a thread — If something hangs by a thread, there is a very small chance indeed of it being successful or surviving … The small dictionary of idiomes
hang by a thread — verb depend on a small thing or be at risk His life now hangs by a thread • Syn: ↑hang by a hair • Hypernyms: ↑depend • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * hang by a thread … Useful english dictionary
hang by a thread — if something hangs by a thread, it is likely to fail in the near future. Peace and democracy hang by a thread in this troubled country … New idioms dictionary
hang by a thread — If something hangs by a thread, there is a very small chance indeed of it being successful or surviving. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
hang by a thread — be in doubt, depend on a very small thing The outcome of the election hung by a thread until the last two or three hours … Idioms and examples
hang by a thread — verb To be in danger, calling for precise caution; to be in a precarious situation … Wiktionary
hang by a thread — be in a precarious situation … English contemporary dictionary
