hang by a thread | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)To be indanger, calling forprecisecaution; to be in aprecarioussituation.Synonym:hang by a hair2017June 2, Nicola Davis, “Giant Antarctic iceberg 'hanging by a thread', say scientists”, inThe Guardian‎[1],→ISSN:A giant section of an Antarctic ice shelf ishanging by a threadand could break off at any moment, researchers have revealed.2019January 14, “Exploring the SCP Foundation: SCP-2935 - O, Death” (0:07 from the start), inThe Exploring Series‎[2], archived fromthe originalon25 March 2023:Life in the SCP universe continuallyhangs by a thread, threatened constantly by the existence of a number of dangerous and apocalyptic anomalies. These threats are countered and contained by the existence of organizations such as the SCP Foundation or the Global Occult Coalition.2022January 28,Em Beihold, Nick Lopez,Dru DeCaro, “Numb Little Bug”, inEgg in the Backseat‎[3], performed by Em Beihold:Do you ever get a little bit tired of life / Like you're not really happy, but you don't wanna die / Like you'rehanging by a thread, but you gotta survive / 'Cause you gotta survive

Examples:

EN: Life really does just hang by a thread.
ES: Todo el mundo la quería. No somos nada.
EN: Our lives hang by a thread.
ES: Aunque así fuera. La vida de los hombres está pendiente de un hilo.
ES: Nuestra vida pende de un hilo.
ID: Nyawa kita terancam.
EN: And you think you made it hang by a thread? If so, you're mistaken.
ES: Si cree que Vd. la hace pender, ...está equivocado.
EN: All our lives hang by a thread.
ES: Todas nuestras vidas penden de un hilo.
ID: Semua kehidupan kita hang oleh thread.
EN: The cubs' lives hang by a thread.
ES: Las vidas de los cachorros penden de un hilo.
EN: I said our lives hang by a thread.
ES: Dije que nuestras vidas penden de un hilo.
EN: Does your life hang by a thread?
ES: Tu vida cuelga de un hilo?
EN: Not when its life will hang by a thread from the second it's born.
ES: No cuando su vida pende de un hilo desde el segundo que nace.
ID: Bukan pula ketika nyawanya terancam kapan juga sesaat dia lahir.
EN: For decades, scientists have sifted through clues, struggling to solve the mystery of the Great Dying, when the survival of life itself seemed to hang by a thread.
ES: Entonces, el 95% de toda la vida desapareció del planeta. Estos son unos malos cientos de miles de años en la Tierra, pero desde luego que fueron los más catastróficos.
EN: Your lives hang by a thread.
ES: Sus vidas penden de un hilo.
ID: nyawamu sedang terancam.
EN: Even with America fighting alongside, the liberty of Britain and the freedom of Europe hang by a thread.
ES: Aún con Estados Unidos peleando a su lado, la libertad de Gran Bretaña y la liberación de Europa cuelgan de un hilo.
EN: Why does his life have to hang by a thread?
ES: Ahora está oscilando entre la vida y la muerte.
ID: Kenapa hidupnya dalam bahaya seperti ini?
EN: I saw how my parents and grandparents fought and how their lives hang by a thread.
HI: मैंने अपने माता-पिता के संघर्षों को देखा है और कैसे उन्होंने अपने जीवन में आने वाली बाधाओं को दूर किया है।
HI: मैंने अपने माता-पिता के संघर्षों को देखा है और कैसे वे अपने जीवन में आने वाली बाधाओं को दूर करते हैं।
EN: Worries cloud everything and their chances of qualifying hang by a thread.
ID: Kecemasan menghantui semuanya, dan peluang mereka lolos sangat tipis.

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