have one foot on a banana peel

have one foot on a banana peel

To be in a condition of perpetual uncertainty or instability; to be at risk of sudden, often calamitous change. I've managed to keep the company afloat, but it's felt like I've had one foot on a banana peel the whole time.
See also: banana, foot, have, on, one, peel
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • peel
  • one little bit
  • have a (sudden) rush of blood to the head
  • have a rush of blood to the head
  • all of a sudden
  • of a sudden
  • sudden
  • a (sudden) rush of blood (to the head)
  • a rush of blood
  • have a wild hair to (do something)