cling on/hang on by your fingertips

if you are clinging on by your fingertips, you are only just managing to avoid danger or failure.

We were clinging on by our fingertips, desperately trying to stop them scoring another goal. (usually in continuous tenses)

• wouldn't say boo to a goose
• would see in hell before would
• would see in hell before would do something
• would see in hell before you would
• would see in hell before you would do something
• would see someone in hell before would
• would see someone in hell before would do something
• would see someone in hell before you would
• would see someone in hell before you would do something
• wrap around little finger
• wrap around your little finger
• wrap in the flag
• wrap round little finger
• wrap round your little finger
• wrap someone around little finger
• wrap someone around your little finger
• wrap someone round little finger
• wrap someone round your little finger
• wrap someone up in cotton wool
• wrap up
• wrap up in cotton wool
• wrap up something
• wrap yourself in the flag
• wreak havoc
• wrestle with