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

"Yet maintaining that dominance is perhaps more uncertain than ever, hinging on the right calls around pricing and developing the next generation of devices, particularly wearables and the anticipated foldable iPhone."

From Barron's

Rieder’s career has hinged on bets tied to interest rates and macroeconomic forces that are driven in part by central banks.

From Barron's

The answers to all your questions hinge on the nature of your mother’s disability.

From MarketWatch

Celtic blew a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Bologna and leave their qualification hopes hinging on next week's final round of games as arch-rivals Rangers bowed out despite a first win of the competition.

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And none of the Justices seemed particularly thrilled that so much of the case hinged on social media posts.

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Related Words

• depend on
• rest on