by a thread

Idioms  

1. see hang by a thread.

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Example Sentences

But after a lengthy VAR review, the referee overturned his decision to leave Milan's title hopes hanging by a thread.

From Barron's

Then 27th-ranked Italy, in their first World Cup, needed 30 from the last two overs in Kolkata on Monday for a giant-killing that could have left England's World Cup hopes hanging by a thread.

From Barron's

The movie industry is really hanging by a thread right now.

From Los Angeles Times

So it was five grown adults in a tent made for three people, the polyester fabric straining and holding its shape by a thread.

From Los Angeles Times

Only Ollie Pope, whose Test career is now hanging by a thread, and Jamie Smith were dismissed playing attacking shots – and Smith was at the centre of the Snicko confusion.

From BBC