be in the balance
be in the balance
To be in a state of jeopardy or uncertainty. I'm afraid that my scholarship is in the balance now that I've been accused of plagiarizing a paper.
See also: balance
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- in the balance
- on the line
- be on the line
- in jeopardy
- become grounds for (something)
- becoming
- on the string
- ascribe
- ascribe (something) to (something)
- ascribe to