Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is hang by a thread and it is a phrase meaning “be in a very unpredictable condition; uncertain, insecure, unreliable, unsure, precarious, undependable, risky, hazardous, dangerous, unsafe, perilous”.
Example Sentence: Public indignation (anger) about his lockdown parties, plus the inexorable (unstoppable) worsening of the cost-of-living crisis, means that there is no quick fix for the Conservatives… Only 20% think Mr Johnson understands the impact of the cost-of-living increases on ordinary people. These are the figures of a broken leader and a wounded party. Mr Johnson’s prime ministership is again hanging by a thread.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article The Guardian view on Boris Johnson: hanging on by a thread and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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