Hang by a thread Moderate

Hang by a thread has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Verb

depend on a small thing or be at risk

"His life now hangs by a thread"

hang by a thread hang by a hair

To be in danger, calling for precise caution; to be in a precarious situation.

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

depend

Rhyming Words

yead read lead mead pead head bead sead dead glead tread oread aread ahead knead blead dread stead plead snead

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