hinge on

Idioms  

1. Also, hinge upon. Depend or be contingent on, as in This plan hinges on her approval. This expression employs the verb hinge in the sense of “to hang,” as a door would hang on a hinge, a usage dating from the early 1700s.

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Example Sentences

A lot did hinge on Miss Lacey and Miss Adams, I thought.

From Literature

“The whole point is that you get to try something that you’ve always wanted to try, and your entire survival is not hinging on it,” Moriarity said.

From MarketWatch

The decision also hinges on issues like your tax rate now versus later, the final tax bill and your estate plans, it adds.

From MarketWatch

The gambit of “Slanted” hinges on the audience accepting that Joan is still the same person when Chen hands her off to Grace midway through the film.

From Los Angeles Times

Where the S&P 500 goes next is clearly hinging on oil prices and the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• depend on
• rest on