hang on by a thread
hang on by a thread
To be perilously close to failing, dying, or resulting in a bad outcome. After the loss, their chances of getting into the championships are hanging on by a thread. Her life hung on by a thread as medics rushed her to the hospital.
See also: by, hang, on, thread
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- hang in the balance
- die to
- dying to (do something)
- dying to do
- left
- dying to know
- dying to know (something)
- stand in (someone's or something's) way
- not long for this world
- a quick drop and a sudden stop