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idiombe hanging by a thread1 if someone's life is hanging by a thread, they are very likely to die:The call was from Laura's mother - her father had been in a car crash and his life was hanging by a thread.For six months after he was born, our son's life hung by a thread.2 to be in a difficult situation and very likely to end or fail ◆ often used in newspapers and magazines:The future of the Italian government was hanging by a thread yesterday, after the shock resignation of two cabinet ministers.Graham was called into the manager's office and told that his job hung by a thread.
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